What color is #9CB29D?

#9CB29D is a light, grayish green, closest to the named color Copper Patina. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #9CB29D?

The RGB value is 156, 178, 157: 156 red, 178 green and 157 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9CB29D?

The complementary color is #B29CB1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9CB29D?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.27:1 and white text 2.27:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#9CB29D color

#9CB29D rgb(156, 178, 157)

Shades of green

The hex color #9CB29D is a light, grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 61.2% red, 69.8% green and 61.6% blue (156, 178, 157).

Its hue angle is 123°, with 12% saturation and 65% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 12% cyan, 0% magenta, 12% yellow and 30% black.

The closest named color is Copper Patina (#9DB4A0), a difference of 0.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.27:1).

#9CB29D color codes

HEX	`#9CB29D`
RGB	`rgb(156, 178, 157)`
RGB percent	`rgb(61.2%, 69.8%, 61.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(123, 12%, 65%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(123, 12%, 70%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(12%, 0%, 12%, 30%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(70.42, -11.67, 8.19)`
CIE LCH	`lch(70.42, 14.26, 144.94)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(35.715, 41.342, 37.99)`
Decimal	`10269341`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9CB29D, 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 #9CB29D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.27:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.27:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#9CB29D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.27:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.27:1	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 #9CB29D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9cb29d; }
.text { color: #9cb29d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9cb29d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(156 178 157 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9cb29d, #9cb2a8); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Sage Green.

Questions

What color is #9CB29D?: #9CB29D is a light, grayish green, closest to the named color Copper Patina. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #9CB29D?: The RGB value is 156, 178, 157: 156 red, 178 green and 157 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9CB29D?: The complementary color is #B29CB1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9CB29D?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.27:1 and white text 2.27:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.