What color is #9CAB82?

#9CAB82 is a grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Forester. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #9CAB82?

The RGB value is 156, 171, 130: 156 red, 171 green and 130 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9CAB82?

The complementary color is #9182AB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9CAB82?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.56:1 and white text 2.45:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#9CAB82 color

#9CAB82 rgb(156, 171, 130)

Shades of green

The hex color #9CAB82 is a grayish yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 61.2% red, 67.1% green and 51% blue (156, 171, 130).

Its hue angle is 82°, with 20% saturation and 59% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 9% cyan, 0% magenta, 24% yellow and 33% black.

The closest named color is Forester (#9AA77C), a difference of 1.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.56:1).

#9CAB82 color codes

HEX	`#9CAB82`
RGB	`rgb(156, 171, 130)`
RGB percent	`rgb(61.2%, 67.1%, 51%)`
HSL	`hsl(82, 20%, 59%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(82, 24%, 67%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(9%, 0%, 24%, 33%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(67.88, -12.61, 19.42)`
CIE LCH	`lch(67.88, 23.15, 123.01)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(32.302, 37.805, 26.71)`
Decimal	`10267522`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9CAB82, 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 #9CAB82	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.56:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.45:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#9CAB82 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.45:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.56:1	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 #9CAB82 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9cab82; }
.text { color: #9cab82; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9cab82; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(156 171 130 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9cab82, #88ab82); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #9CAB82?: #9CAB82 is a grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Forester. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #9CAB82?: The RGB value is 156, 171, 130: 156 red, 171 green and 130 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9CAB82?: The complementary color is #9182AB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9CAB82?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.56:1 and white text 2.45:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.