What color is #9CAD86?

#9CAD86 is a grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Sage Green. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #9CAD86?

The RGB value is 156, 173, 134: 156 red, 173 green and 134 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9CAD86?

The complementary color is #9786AD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9CAD86?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.74:1 and white text 2.4:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#9CAD86 color

#9CAD86 rgb(156, 173, 134)

Shades of green

The hex color #9CAD86 is a grayish yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 61.2% red, 67.8% green and 52.5% blue (156, 173, 134).

Its hue angle is 86°, with 19% saturation and 60% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 10% cyan, 0% magenta, 23% yellow and 32% black.

The closest named color is Sage Green (#9CAF88), a difference of 0.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.74:1).

#9CAD86 color codes

HEX	`#9CAD86`
RGB	`rgb(156, 173, 134)`
RGB percent	`rgb(61.2%, 67.8%, 52.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(86, 19%, 60%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(86, 23%, 68%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(10%, 0%, 23%, 32%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(68.52, -13.03, 18.11)`
CIE LCH	`lch(68.52, 22.31, 125.72)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(32.956, 38.676, 28.279)`
Decimal	`10268038`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9CAD86, 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 #9CAD86	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.74:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.4:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#9CAD86 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.4:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.74:1	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 #9CAD86 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9cad86; }
.text { color: #9cad86; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9cad86; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(156 173 134 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9cad86, #89ad86); }

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Questions

What color is #9CAD86?: #9CAD86 is a grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Sage Green. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #9CAD86?: The RGB value is 156, 173, 134: 156 red, 173 green and 134 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9CAD86?: The complementary color is #9786AD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9CAD86?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.74:1 and white text 2.4:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.