What color is #9CB295?

#9CB295 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 #9CB295?

The RGB value is 156, 178, 149: 156 red, 178 green and 149 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9CB295?

The complementary color is #AB95B2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9CB295?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.22:1 and white text 2.28:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#9CB295 color

#9CB295 rgb(156, 178, 149)

Shades of green

The hex color #9CB295 is a light, grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 61.2% red, 69.8% green and 58.4% blue (156, 178, 149).

Its hue angle is 106°, with 16% saturation and 64% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 12% cyan, 0% magenta, 16% yellow and 30% black.

The closest named color is Rooftop Garden (#9EAD92), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.22:1).

#9CB295 color codes

HEX	`#9CB295`
RGB	`rgb(156, 178, 149)`
RGB percent	`rgb(61.2%, 69.8%, 58.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(106, 16%, 64%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(106, 16%, 70%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(12%, 0%, 16%, 30%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(70.23, -13.12, 12.31)`
CIE LCH	`lch(70.23, 17.99, 136.81)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(35.054, 41.078, 34.51)`
Decimal	`10269333`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9CB295, 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 #9CB295	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.22:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.28:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#9CB295 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.28:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.22:1	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 #9CB295 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9cb295; }
.text { color: #9cb295; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9cb295; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(156 178 149 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9cb295, #95b29c); }

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Questions

What color is #9CB295?: #9CB295 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 #9CB295?: The RGB value is 156, 178, 149: 156 red, 178 green and 149 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9CB295?: The complementary color is #AB95B2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9CB295?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.22:1 and white text 2.28:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.