What color is #9CA987?

#9CA987 is a grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Sage Green. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #9CA987?

The RGB value is 156, 169, 135: 156 red, 169 green and 135 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9CA987?

The complementary color is #9487A9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9CA987?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.44:1 and white text 2.49:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#9CA987 color

#9CA987 rgb(156, 169, 135)

Shades of green

The hex color #9CA987 is a grayish yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 61.2% red, 66.3% green and 52.9% blue (156, 169, 135).

Its hue angle is 83°, with 17% saturation and 60% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 8% cyan, 0% magenta, 20% yellow and 34% black.

The closest named color is Sage Green (#9CAF88), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.44:1).

#9CA987 color codes

HEX	`#9CA987`
RGB	`rgb(156, 169, 135)`
RGB percent	`rgb(61.2%, 66.3%, 52.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(83, 17%, 60%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(83, 20%, 66%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(8%, 0%, 20%, 34%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(67.42, -10.76, 16.05)`
CIE LCH	`lch(67.42, 19.32, 123.84)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(32.271, 37.193, 28.396)`
Decimal	`10267015`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9CA987, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #9CA987	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.44:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.49:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#9CA987 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.49:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.44:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #9CA987 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9ca987; }
.text { color: #9ca987; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9ca987; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(156 169 135 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9ca987, #8ba987); }

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Questions

What color is #9CA987?: #9CA987 is a grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Sage Green. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #9CA987?: The RGB value is 156, 169, 135: 156 red, 169 green and 135 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9CA987?: The complementary color is #9487A9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9CA987?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.44:1 and white text 2.49:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.