What color is #9CAA93?

#9CAA93 is a light, grayish green, closest to the named color Rooftop Garden. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #9CAA93?

The RGB value is 156, 170, 147: 156 red, 170 green and 147 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9CAA93?

The complementary color is #A193AA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9CAA93?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.58:1 and white text 2.45:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#9CAA93 color

#9CAA93 rgb(156, 170, 147)

Shades of green

The hex color #9CAA93 is a light, grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 61.2% red, 66.7% green and 57.6% blue (156, 170, 147).

Its hue angle is 97°, with 12% saturation and 62% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 8% cyan, 0% magenta, 14% yellow and 33% black.

The closest named color is Rooftop Garden (#9EAD92), a difference of 1.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.58:1).

#9CAA93 color codes

HEX	`#9CAA93`
RGB	`rgb(156, 170, 147)`
RGB percent	`rgb(61.2%, 66.7%, 57.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(97, 12%, 62%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(97, 14%, 67%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(8%, 0%, 14%, 33%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(67.96, -9.25, 10.21)`
CIE LCH	`lch(67.96, 13.78, 132.2)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(33.351, 37.924, 33.161)`
Decimal	`10267283`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9CAA93, 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 #9CAA93	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.58:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.45:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#9CAA93 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.45:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.58:1	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 #9CAA93 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9caa93; }
.text { color: #9caa93; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9caa93; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(156 170 147 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9caa93, #93aa95); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Sage Green.

Questions

What color is #9CAA93?: #9CAA93 is a light, grayish green, closest to the named color Rooftop Garden. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #9CAA93?: The RGB value is 156, 170, 147: 156 red, 170 green and 147 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9CAA93?: The complementary color is #A193AA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9CAA93?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.58:1 and white text 2.45:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.