What color is #9CAB70?

#9CAB70 is a desaturated yellow-green, closest to the named color Matcha Mecha. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #9CAB70?

The RGB value is 156, 171, 112: 156 red, 171 green and 112 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9CAB70?

The complementary color is #7F70AB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9CAB70?

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.

#9CAB70 color

#9CAB70 rgb(156, 171, 112)

Shades of green

The hex color #9CAB70 is a desaturated yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 61.2% red, 67.1% green and 43.9% blue (156, 171, 112).

Its hue angle is 75°, with 26% saturation and 55% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 9% cyan, 0% magenta, 35% yellow and 33% black.

The closest named color is Matcha Mecha (#9FAF6C), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

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

#9CAB70 color codes

HEX	`#9CAB70`
RGB	`rgb(156, 171, 112)`
RGB percent	`rgb(61.2%, 67.1%, 43.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(75, 26%, 55%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(75, 35%, 67%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(9%, 0%, 35%, 33%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(67.55, -15.22, 28.69)`
CIE LCH	`lch(67.55, 32.48, 117.95)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(31.198, 37.364, 20.894)`
Decimal	`10267504`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9CAB70, 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 #9CAB70	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.47:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.48:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#9CAB70 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 #9CAB70 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9cab70; }
.text { color: #9cab70; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9cab70; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(156 171 112 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9cab70, #7fab70); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #9CAB70?: #9CAB70 is a desaturated yellow-green, closest to the named color Matcha Mecha. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #9CAB70?: The RGB value is 156, 171, 112: 156 red, 171 green and 112 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9CAB70?: The complementary color is #7F70AB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9CAB70?: 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.