What color is #9CB189?

#9CB189 is a grayish green, closest to the named color Sage Green. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #9CB189?

The RGB value is 156, 177, 137: 156 red, 177 green and 137 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9CB189?

The complementary color is #9E89B1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9CB189?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.06:1 and white text 2.32:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#9CB189 color

#9CB189 rgb(156, 177, 137)

Shades of green

The hex color #9CB189 is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 61.2% red, 69.4% green and 53.7% blue (156, 177, 137).

Its hue angle is 91°, with 20% saturation and 62% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 12% cyan, 0% magenta, 23% yellow and 31% black.

The closest named color is Sage Green (#9CAF88), a difference of 0.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.06:1).

#9CB189 color codes

HEX	`#9CB189`
RGB	`rgb(156, 177, 137)`
RGB percent	`rgb(61.2%, 69.4%, 53.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(91, 20%, 62%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(91, 23%, 69%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(12%, 0%, 23%, 31%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(69.7, -14.63, 18.11)`
CIE LCH	`lch(69.7, 23.28, 128.93)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(33.947, 40.318, 29.656)`
Decimal	`10269065`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9CB189, 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 #9CB189	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.06:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.32:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#9CB189 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.32:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.06:1	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 #9CB189 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9cb189; }
.text { color: #9cb189; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9cb189; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(156 177 137 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9cb189, #89b18a); }

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Questions

What color is #9CB189?: #9CB189 is a grayish green, closest to the named color Sage Green. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #9CB189?: The RGB value is 156, 177, 137: 156 red, 177 green and 137 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9CB189?: The complementary color is #9E89B1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9CB189?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.06:1 and white text 2.32:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.