What color is #9CAA97?

#9CAA97 is a light, grayish green, closest to the named color Rooftop Garden. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #9CAA97?

The RGB value is 156, 170, 151: 156 red, 170 green and 151 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9CAA97?

The complementary color is #A597AA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9CAA97?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.61:1 and white text 2.44:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#9CAA97 color

#9CAA97 rgb(156, 170, 151)

Shades of gray

The hex color #9CAA97 is a light, grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 61.2% red, 66.7% green and 59.2% blue (156, 170, 151).

Its hue angle is 104°, with 10% saturation and 63% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 8% cyan, 0% magenta, 11% yellow and 33% black.

The closest named color is Rooftop Garden (#9EAD92), a difference of 2.9 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.61:1).

#9CAA97 color codes

HEX	`#9CAA97`
RGB	`rgb(156, 170, 151)`
RGB percent	`rgb(61.2%, 66.7%, 59.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(104, 10%, 63%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(104, 11%, 67%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(8%, 0%, 11%, 33%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(68.06, -8.54, 8.13)`
CIE LCH	`lch(68.06, 11.79, 136.4)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(33.67, 38.051, 34.843)`
Decimal	`10267287`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9CAA97, 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 #9CAA97	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.61:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.44:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#9CAA97 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.44:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.61:1	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 #9CAA97 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9caa97; }
.text { color: #9caa97; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9caa97; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(156 170 151 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9caa97, #97aa9b); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Sage Green.

Questions

What color is #9CAA97?: #9CAA97 is a light, grayish green, closest to the named color Rooftop Garden. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #9CAA97?: The RGB value is 156, 170, 151: 156 red, 170 green and 151 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9CAA97?: The complementary color is #A597AA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9CAA97?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.61:1 and white text 2.44:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.