What color is #9CAE96?

#9CAE96 is a light, grayish green, closest to the named color Rooftop Garden. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #9CAE96?

The RGB value is 156, 174, 150: 156 red, 174 green and 150 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9CAE96?

The complementary color is #A896AE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9CAE96?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.91:1 and white text 2.36:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#9CAE96 color

#9CAE96 rgb(156, 174, 150)

Shades of green

The hex color #9CAE96 is a light, grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 61.2% red, 68.2% green and 58.8% blue (156, 174, 150).

Its hue angle is 105°, with 13% saturation and 64% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 10% cyan, 0% magenta, 14% yellow and 32% black.

The closest named color is Rooftop Garden (#9EAD92), a difference of 1.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.91:1).

#9CAE96 color codes

HEX	`#9CAE96`
RGB	`rgb(156, 174, 150)`
RGB percent	`rgb(61.2%, 68.2%, 58.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(105, 13%, 64%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(105, 14%, 68%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(10%, 0%, 14%, 32%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(69.14, -10.84, 10.22)`
CIE LCH	`lch(69.14, 14.9, 136.68)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(34.35, 39.542, 34.671)`
Decimal	`10268310`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9CAE96, 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 #9CAE96	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.91:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.36:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#9CAE96 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.36:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.91:1	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 #9CAE96 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9cae96; }
.text { color: #9cae96; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9cae96; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(156 174 150 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9cae96, #96ae9c); }

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Questions

What color is #9CAE96?: #9CAE96 is a light, grayish green, closest to the named color Rooftop Garden. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #9CAE96?: The RGB value is 156, 174, 150: 156 red, 174 green and 150 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9CAE96?: The complementary color is #A896AE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9CAE96?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.91:1 and white text 2.36:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.