What color is #9CAF87?

#9CAF87 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 #9CAF87?

The RGB value is 156, 175, 135: 156 red, 175 green and 135 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9CAF87?

The complementary color is #9A87AF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9CAF87?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.9:1 and white text 2.36:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#9CAF87 color

#9CAF87 rgb(156, 175, 135)

Shades of green

The hex color #9CAF87 is a grayish yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 61.2% red, 68.6% green and 52.9% blue (156, 175, 135).

Its hue angle is 88°, with 20% saturation and 61% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 11% cyan, 0% magenta, 23% yellow and 31% black.

The closest named color is Sage Green (#9CAF88), a difference of 0.3 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.9:1).

#9CAF87 color codes

HEX	`#9CAF87`
RGB	`rgb(156, 175, 135)`
RGB percent	`rgb(61.2%, 68.6%, 52.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(88, 20%, 61%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(88, 23%, 69%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(11%, 0%, 23%, 31%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(69.1, -13.91, 18.37)`
CIE LCH	`lch(69.1, 23.04, 127.14)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(33.413, 39.477, 28.776)`
Decimal	`10268551`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9CAF87, 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 #9CAF87	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.9:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.36:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#9CAF87 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.36:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.9:1	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 #9CAF87 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9caf87; }
.text { color: #9caf87; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9caf87; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(156 175 135 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9caf87, #88af87); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #9CAF87?: #9CAF87 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 #9CAF87?: The RGB value is 156, 175, 135: 156 red, 175 green and 135 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9CAF87?: The complementary color is #9A87AF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9CAF87?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.9:1 and white text 2.36:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.