What color is #9CB498?

#9CB498 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 #9CB498?

The RGB value is 156, 180, 152: 156 red, 180 green and 152 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9CB498?

The complementary color is #B098B4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9CB498?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.4:1 and white text 2.24:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#9CB498 color

#9CB498 rgb(156, 180, 152)

Shades of green

The hex color #9CB498 is a light, grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 61.2% red, 70.6% green and 59.6% blue (156, 180, 152).

Its hue angle is 111°, with 16% saturation and 65% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 13% cyan, 0% magenta, 16% yellow and 29% black.

The closest named color is Copper Patina (#9DB4A0), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.4:1).

#9CB498 color codes

HEX	`#9CB498`
RGB	`rgb(156, 180, 152)`
RGB percent	`rgb(61.2%, 70.6%, 59.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(111, 16%, 65%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(111, 16%, 71%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(13%, 0%, 16%, 29%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(70.85, -13.63, 11.55)`
CIE LCH	`lch(70.85, 17.87, 139.7)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(35.698, 41.977, 35.921)`
Decimal	`10269848`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9CB498, 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 #9CB498	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.4:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.24:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#9CB498 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.24:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.4:1	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 #9CB498 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9cb498; }
.text { color: #9cb498; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9cb498; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(156 180 152 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9cb498, #98b4a2); }

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Questions

What color is #9CB498?: #9CB498 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 #9CB498?: The RGB value is 156, 180, 152: 156 red, 180 green and 152 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9CB498?: The complementary color is #B098B4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9CB498?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.4:1 and white text 2.24:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.