What color is #9CAD99?

#9CAD99 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 #9CAD99?

The RGB value is 156, 173, 153: 156 red, 173 green and 153 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9CAD99?

The complementary color is #AA99AD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9CAD99?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.85:1 and white text 2.37:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#9CAD99 color

#9CAD99 rgb(156, 173, 153)

Shades of gray

The hex color #9CAD99 is a light, grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 61.2% red, 67.8% green and 60% blue (156, 173, 153).

Its hue angle is 111°, with 11% saturation and 64% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 10% cyan, 0% magenta, 12% yellow and 32% black.

The closest named color is Rooftop Garden (#9EAD92), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.85:1).

#9CAD99 color codes

HEX	`#9CAD99`
RGB	`rgb(156, 173, 153)`
RGB percent	`rgb(61.2%, 67.8%, 60%)`
HSL	`hsl(111, 11%, 64%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(111, 12%, 68%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(10%, 0%, 12%, 32%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(68.94, -9.77, 8.28)`
CIE LCH	`lch(68.94, 12.8, 139.72)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(34.403, 39.255, 35.895)`
Decimal	`10268057`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9CAD99, 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 #9CAD99	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.85:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.37:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#9CAD99 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.37:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.85:1	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 #9CAD99 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9cad99; }
.text { color: #9cad99; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9cad99; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(156 173 153 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9cad99, #99ada0); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Sage Green.

Questions

What color is #9CAD99?: #9CAD99 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 #9CAD99?: The RGB value is 156, 173, 153: 156 red, 173 green and 153 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9CAD99?: The complementary color is #AA99AD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9CAD99?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.85:1 and white text 2.37:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.