What color is #9CB092?

#9CB092 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 #9CB092?

The RGB value is 156, 176, 146: 156 red, 176 green and 146 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9CB092?

The complementary color is #A692B0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9CB092?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.04:1 and white text 2.32:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#9CB092 color

#9CB092 rgb(156, 176, 146)

Shades of green

The hex color #9CB092 is a light, grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 61.2% red, 69% green and 57.3% blue (156, 176, 146).

Its hue angle is 100°, with 16% saturation and 63% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 11% cyan, 0% magenta, 17% yellow and 31% black.

The closest named color is Rooftop Garden (#9EAD92), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.04:1).

#9CB092 color codes

HEX	`#9CB092`
RGB	`rgb(156, 176, 146)`
RGB percent	`rgb(61.2%, 69%, 57.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(100, 16%, 63%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(100, 17%, 69%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(11%, 0%, 17%, 31%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(69.61, -12.59, 13.08)`
CIE LCH	`lch(69.61, 18.15, 133.93)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(34.423, 40.194, 33.133)`
Decimal	`10268818`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9CB092, 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 #9CB092	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.04:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.32:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#9CB092 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.32:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.04:1	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 #9CB092 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9cb092; }
.text { color: #9cb092; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9cb092; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(156 176 146 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9cb092, #92b097); }

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Questions

What color is #9CB092?: #9CB092 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 #9CB092?: The RGB value is 156, 176, 146: 156 red, 176 green and 146 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9CB092?: The complementary color is #A692B0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9CB092?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.04:1 and white text 2.32:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.