What color is #9CAE9E?

#9CAE9E is a light, grayish green, closest to the named color Copper Patina. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #9CAE9E?

The RGB value is 156, 174, 158: 156 red, 174 green and 158 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9CAE9E?

The complementary color is #AE9CAC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9CAE9E?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.96:1 and white text 2.34:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#9CAE9E color

#9CAE9E rgb(156, 174, 158)

Shades of gray

The hex color #9CAE9E is a light, grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 61.2% red, 68.2% green and 62% blue (156, 174, 158).

Its hue angle is 127°, with 10% saturation and 65% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 10% cyan, 0% magenta, 9% yellow and 32% black.

The closest named color is Copper Patina (#9DB4A0), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.96:1).

#9CAE9E color codes

HEX	`#9CAE9E`
RGB	`rgb(156, 174, 158)`
RGB percent	`rgb(61.2%, 68.2%, 62%)`
HSL	`hsl(127, 10%, 65%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(127, 10%, 68%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(10%, 0%, 9%, 32%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(69.33, -9.37, 6.09)`
CIE LCH	`lch(69.33, 11.18, 146.98)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(35.017, 39.808, 38.18)`
Decimal	`10268318`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9CAE9E, 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 #9CAE9E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.96:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.34:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#9CAE9E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.34:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.96:1	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 #9CAE9E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9cae9e; }
.text { color: #9cae9e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9cae9e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(156 174 158 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9cae9e, #9caea7); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ash Gray.

Questions

What color is #9CAE9E?: #9CAE9E is a light, grayish green, closest to the named color Copper Patina. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #9CAE9E?: The RGB value is 156, 174, 158: 156 red, 174 green and 158 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9CAE9E?: The complementary color is #AE9CAC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9CAE9E?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.96:1 and white text 2.34:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.