What color is #9CB599?

#9CB599 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 #9CB599?

The RGB value is 156, 181, 153: 156 red, 181 green and 153 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9CB599?

The complementary color is #B299B5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9CB599?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.48:1 and white text 2.21:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#9CB599 color

#9CB599 rgb(156, 181, 153)

Shades of green

The hex color #9CB599 is a light, grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 61.2% red, 71% green and 60% blue (156, 181, 153).

Its hue angle is 114°, with 16% saturation and 65% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 14% cyan, 0% magenta, 15% 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 9.48:1).

#9CB599 color codes

HEX	`#9CB599`
RGB	`rgb(156, 181, 153)`
RGB percent	`rgb(61.2%, 71%, 60%)`
HSL	`hsl(114, 16%, 65%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(114, 15%, 71%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(14%, 0%, 15%, 29%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(71.16, -13.97, 11.43)`
CIE LCH	`lch(71.16, 18.05, 140.69)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(35.983, 42.415, 36.422)`
Decimal	`10270105`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9CB599, 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 #9CB599	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.48:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.21:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#9CB599 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.21:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.48:1	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 #9CB599 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9cb599; }
.text { color: #9cb599; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9cb599; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(156 181 153 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9cb599, #99b5a4); }

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Questions

What color is #9CB599?: #9CB599 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 #9CB599?: The RGB value is 156, 181, 153: 156 red, 181 green and 153 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9CB599?: The complementary color is #B299B5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9CB599?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.48:1 and white text 2.21:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.