What color is #9CAF8E?

#9CAF8E is a light, grayish green, closest to the named color Sage Green. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #9CAF8E?

The RGB value is 156, 175, 142: 156 red, 175 green and 142 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9CAF8E?

The complementary color is #A18EAF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9CAF8E?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.94:1 and white text 2.35:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#9CAF8E color

#9CAF8E rgb(156, 175, 142)

Shades of green

The hex color #9CAF8E is a light, grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 61.2% red, 68.6% green and 55.7% blue (156, 175, 142).

Its hue angle is 95°, with 17% saturation and 62% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 11% cyan, 0% magenta, 19% yellow and 31% black.

The closest named color is Sage Green (#9CAF88), a difference of 1.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.94:1).

#9CAF8E color codes

HEX	`#9CAF8E`
RGB	`rgb(156, 175, 142)`
RGB percent	`rgb(61.2%, 68.6%, 55.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(95, 17%, 62%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(95, 19%, 69%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(11%, 0%, 19%, 31%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(69.24, -12.76, 14.75)`
CIE LCH	`lch(69.24, 19.5, 130.85)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(33.922, 39.681, 31.458)`
Decimal	`10268558`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9CAF8E, 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 #9CAF8E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.94:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.35:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#9CAF8E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.35:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.94:1	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 #9CAF8E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9caf8e; }
.text { color: #9caf8e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9caf8e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(156 175 142 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9caf8e, #8eaf91); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #9CAF8E?: #9CAF8E is a light, grayish green, closest to the named color Sage Green. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #9CAF8E?: The RGB value is 156, 175, 142: 156 red, 175 green and 142 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9CAF8E?: The complementary color is #A18EAF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9CAF8E?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.94:1 and white text 2.35:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.