What color is #9CA98D?

#9CA98D is a grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Rooftop Garden. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #9CA98D?

The RGB value is 156, 169, 141: 156 red, 169 green and 141 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9CA98D?

The complementary color is #9A8DA9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9CA98D?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.47:1 and white text 2.48:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#9CA98D color

#9CA98D rgb(156, 169, 141)

Shades of green

The hex color #9CA98D is a grayish yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 61.2% red, 66.3% green and 55.3% blue (156, 169, 141).

Its hue angle is 88°, with 14% saturation and 61% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 8% cyan, 0% magenta, 17% yellow and 34% black.

The closest named color is Rooftop Garden (#9EAD92), a difference of 1.3 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.47:1).

#9CA98D color codes

HEX	`#9CA98D`
RGB	`rgb(156, 169, 141)`
RGB percent	`rgb(61.2%, 66.3%, 55.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(88, 14%, 61%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(88, 17%, 66%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(8%, 0%, 17%, 34%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(67.55, -9.76, 12.93)`
CIE LCH	`lch(67.55, 16.2, 127.05)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(32.705, 37.367, 30.684)`
Decimal	`10267021`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9CA98D, 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 #9CA98D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.47:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.48:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#9CA98D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.48:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.47:1	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 #9CA98D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9ca98d; }
.text { color: #9ca98d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9ca98d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(156 169 141 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9ca98d, #8ea98d); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #9CA98D?: #9CA98D is a grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Rooftop Garden. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #9CA98D?: The RGB value is 156, 169, 141: 156 red, 169 green and 141 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9CA98D?: The complementary color is #9A8DA9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9CA98D?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.47:1 and white text 2.48:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.