What color is #9CB593?

#9CB593 is a light, grayish green, closest to the named color Norway. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #9CB593?

The RGB value is 156, 181, 147: 156 red, 181 green and 147 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9CB593?

The complementary color is #AC93B5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9CB593?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.44:1 and white text 2.22:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#9CB593 color

#9CB593 rgb(156, 181, 147)

Shades of green

The hex color #9CB593 is a light, grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 61.2% red, 71% green and 57.6% blue (156, 181, 147).

Its hue angle is 104°, with 19% saturation and 64% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 14% cyan, 0% magenta, 19% yellow and 29% black.

The closest named color is Norway (#A4B88F), a difference of 2.8 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.44:1).

#9CB593 color codes

HEX	`#9CB593`
RGB	`rgb(156, 181, 147)`
RGB percent	`rgb(61.2%, 71%, 57.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(104, 19%, 64%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(104, 19%, 71%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(14%, 0%, 19%, 29%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(71.02, -15.02, 14.52)`
CIE LCH	`lch(71.02, 20.89, 135.98)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(35.5, 42.222, 33.877)`
Decimal	`10270099`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9CB593, 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 #9CB593	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.44:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.22:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#9CB593 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.22:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.44:1	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 #9CB593 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9cb593; }
.text { color: #9cb593; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9cb593; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(156 181 147 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9cb593, #93b59b); }

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Questions

What color is #9CB593?: #9CB593 is a light, grayish green, closest to the named color Norway. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #9CB593?: The RGB value is 156, 181, 147: 156 red, 181 green and 147 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9CB593?: The complementary color is #AC93B5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9CB593?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.44:1 and white text 2.22:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.