What color is #9CB694?

#9CB694 is a light, grayish green, closest to the named color Foliage. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #9CB694?

The RGB value is 156, 182, 148: 156 red, 182 green and 148 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9CB694?

The complementary color is #AE94B6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9CB694?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.53:1 and white text 2.2:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#9CB694 color

#9CB694 rgb(156, 182, 148)

Shades of green

The hex color #9CB694 is a light, grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 61.2% red, 71.4% green and 58% blue (156, 182, 148).

Its hue angle is 106°, with 19% saturation and 65% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 14% cyan, 0% magenta, 19% yellow and 29% black.

The closest named color is Foliage (#95B388), a difference of 2.9 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.53:1).

#9CB694 color codes

HEX	`#9CB694`
RGB	`rgb(156, 182, 148)`
RGB percent	`rgb(61.2%, 71.4%, 58%)`
HSL	`hsl(106, 19%, 65%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(106, 19%, 71%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(14%, 0%, 19%, 29%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(71.32, -15.37, 14.4)`
CIE LCH	`lch(71.32, 21.06, 136.87)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(35.782, 42.661, 34.361)`
Decimal	`10270356`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9CB694, 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 #9CB694	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.53:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.2:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#9CB694 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.2:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.53:1	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 #9CB694 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9cb694; }
.text { color: #9cb694; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9cb694; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(156 182 148 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9cb694, #94b69d); }

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Questions

What color is #9CB694?: #9CB694 is a light, grayish green, closest to the named color Foliage. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #9CB694?: The RGB value is 156, 182, 148: 156 red, 182 green and 148 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9CB694?: The complementary color is #AE94B6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9CB694?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.53:1 and white text 2.2:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.