What color is #9CABA3?

#9CABA3 is a light, grayish green, closest to the named color Alpine Air. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #9CABA3?

The RGB value is 156, 171, 163: 156 red, 171 green and 163 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9CABA3?

The complementary color is #AB9CA4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9CABA3?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.77:1 and white text 2.4:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#9CABA3 color

#9CABA3 rgb(156, 171, 163)

Shades of gray

The hex color #9CABA3 is a light, grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 61.2% red, 67.1% green and 63.9% blue (156, 171, 163).

Its hue angle is 148°, with 8% saturation and 64% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 9% cyan, 0% magenta, 5% yellow and 33% black.

The closest named color is Alpine Air (#A9B4A9), a difference of 3.4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.77:1).

#9CABA3 color codes

HEX	`#9CABA3`
RGB	`rgb(156, 171, 163)`
RGB percent	`rgb(61.2%, 67.1%, 63.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(148, 8%, 64%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(148, 9%, 67%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(9%, 0%, 5%, 33%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(68.63, -6.82, 2.32)`
CIE LCH	`lch(68.63, 7.2, 161.2)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(34.883, 38.838, 40.302)`
Decimal	`10267555`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9CABA3, 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 #9CABA3	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.77:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.4:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#9CABA3 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.4:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.77:1	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 #9CABA3 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9caba3; }
.text { color: #9caba3; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9caba3; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(156 171 163 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9caba3, #9cabab); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #9CABA3?: #9CABA3 is a light, grayish green, closest to the named color Alpine Air. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #9CABA3?: The RGB value is 156, 171, 163: 156 red, 171 green and 163 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9CABA3?: The complementary color is #AB9CA4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9CABA3?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.77:1 and white text 2.4:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.