What color is #9CA993?

#9CA993 is a grayish green, closest to the named color Rooftop Garden. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #9CA993?

The RGB value is 156, 169, 147: 156 red, 169 green and 147 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9CA993?

The complementary color is #A093A9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9CA993?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.51:1 and white text 2.47:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#9CA993 color

#9CA993 rgb(156, 169, 147)

Shades of green

The hex color #9CA993 is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 61.2% red, 66.3% green and 57.6% blue (156, 169, 147).

Its hue angle is 95°, with 11% saturation and 62% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 8% cyan, 0% magenta, 13% yellow and 34% black.

The closest named color is Rooftop Garden (#9EAD92), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.51:1).

#9CA993 color codes

HEX	`#9CA993`
RGB	`rgb(156, 169, 147)`
RGB percent	`rgb(61.2%, 66.3%, 57.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(95, 11%, 62%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(95, 13%, 66%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(8%, 0%, 13%, 34%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(67.69, -8.72, 9.81)`
CIE LCH	`lch(67.69, 13.13, 131.63)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(33.164, 37.55, 33.099)`
Decimal	`10267027`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9CA993, 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 #9CA993	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.51:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.47:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#9CA993 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.47:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.51:1	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 #9CA993 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9ca993; }
.text { color: #9ca993; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9ca993; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(156 169 147 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9ca993, #93a995); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Sage Green.

Questions

What color is #9CA993?: #9CA993 is a grayish green, closest to the named color Rooftop Garden. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #9CA993?: The RGB value is 156, 169, 147: 156 red, 169 green and 147 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9CA993?: The complementary color is #A093A9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9CA993?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.51:1 and white text 2.47:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.