What color is #9CB393?

#9CB393 is a light, grayish green, closest to the named color Sage Green. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #9CB393?

The RGB value is 156, 179, 147: 156 red, 179 green and 147 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9CB393?

The complementary color is #AA93B3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9CB393?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.28:1 and white text 2.26:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#9CB393 color

#9CB393 rgb(156, 179, 147)

Shades of green

The hex color #9CB393 is a light, grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 61.2% red, 70.2% green and 57.6% blue (156, 179, 147).

Its hue angle is 103°, with 17% saturation and 64% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 13% cyan, 0% magenta, 18% yellow and 30% black.

The closest named color is Sage Green (#9CAF88), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.28:1).

#9CB393 color codes

HEX	`#9CB393`
RGB	`rgb(156, 179, 147)`
RGB percent	`rgb(61.2%, 70.2%, 57.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(103, 17%, 64%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(103, 18%, 70%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(13%, 0%, 18%, 30%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(70.47, -13.99, 13.73)`
CIE LCH	`lch(70.47, 19.6, 135.52)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(35.096, 41.414, 33.743)`
Decimal	`10269587`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9CB393, 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 #9CB393	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.28:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.26:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#9CB393 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.26:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.28:1	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 #9CB393 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9cb393; }
.text { color: #9cb393; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9cb393; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(156 179 147 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9cb393, #93b39a); }

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Questions

What color is #9CB393?: #9CB393 is a light, grayish green, closest to the named color Sage Green. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #9CB393?: The RGB value is 156, 179, 147: 156 red, 179 green and 147 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9CB393?: The complementary color is #AA93B3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9CB393?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.28:1 and white text 2.26:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.