What color is #9CB499?

#9CB499 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 #9CB499?

The RGB value is 156, 180, 153: 156 red, 180 green and 153 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9CB499?

The complementary color is #B199B4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9CB499?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.4:1 and white text 2.23:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#9CB499 color

#9CB499 rgb(156, 180, 153)

Shades of green

The hex color #9CB499 is a light, grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 61.2% red, 70.6% green and 60% blue (156, 180, 153).

Its hue angle is 113°, with 15% saturation and 65% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 13% cyan, 0% magenta, 15% yellow and 29% black.

The closest named color is Copper Patina (#9DB4A0), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

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

#9CB499 color codes

HEX	`#9CB499`
RGB	`rgb(156, 180, 153)`
RGB percent	`rgb(61.2%, 70.6%, 60%)`
HSL	`hsl(113, 15%, 65%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(113, 15%, 71%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(13%, 0%, 15%, 29%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(70.88, -13.45, 11.04)`
CIE LCH	`lch(70.88, 17.4, 140.61)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(35.78, 42.01, 36.354)`
Decimal	`10269849`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9CB499, 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 #9CB499	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.4:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.23:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#9CB499 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.23:1	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 #9CB499 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9cb499; }
.text { color: #9cb499; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9cb499; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(156 180 153 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9cb499, #99b4a3); }

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Questions

What color is #9CB499?: #9CB499 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 #9CB499?: The RGB value is 156, 180, 153: 156 red, 180 green and 153 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9CB499?: The complementary color is #B199B4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9CB499?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.4:1 and white text 2.23:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.