What color is #9CB293?

#9CB293 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 #9CB293?

The RGB value is 156, 178, 147: 156 red, 178 green and 147 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9CB293?

The complementary color is #A993B2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9CB293?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.2:1 and white text 2.28:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#9CB293 color

#9CB293 rgb(156, 178, 147)

Shades of green

The hex color #9CB293 is a light, grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 61.2% red, 69.8% green and 57.6% blue (156, 178, 147).

Its hue angle is 103°, with 17% saturation and 64% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 12% cyan, 0% magenta, 17% yellow and 30% black.

The closest named color is Rooftop Garden (#9EAD92), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.2:1).

#9CB293 color codes

HEX	`#9CB293`
RGB	`rgb(156, 178, 147)`
RGB percent	`rgb(61.2%, 69.8%, 57.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(103, 17%, 64%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(103, 17%, 70%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(12%, 0%, 17%, 30%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(70.19, -13.47, 13.34)`
CIE LCH	`lch(70.19, 18.96, 135.26)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(34.896, 41.015, 33.676)`
Decimal	`10269331`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9CB293, 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 #9CB293	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.2:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.28:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#9CB293 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.28:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.2:1	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 #9CB293 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9cb293; }
.text { color: #9cb293; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9cb293; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(156 178 147 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9cb293, #93b299); }

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Questions

What color is #9CB293?: #9CB293 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 #9CB293?: The RGB value is 156, 178, 147: 156 red, 178 green and 147 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9CB293?: The complementary color is #A993B2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9CB293?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.2:1 and white text 2.28:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.