What color is #9CB69C?

#9CB69C 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 #9CB69C?

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

What is the complementary color of #9CB69C?

The complementary color is #B69CB6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9CB69C?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.58:1 and white text 2.19:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#9CB69C color

#9CB69C rgb(156, 182, 156)

Shades of green

The hex color #9CB69C is a light, grayish green.

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

Its hue angle is 120°, with 15% saturation and 66% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 14% cyan, 0% magenta, 14% yellow and 29% black.

The closest named color is Copper Patina (#9DB4A0), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.58:1).

#9CB69C color codes

HEX	`#9CB69C`
RGB	`rgb(156, 182, 156)`
RGB percent	`rgb(61.2%, 71.4%, 61.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(120, 15%, 66%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(120, 14%, 71%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(14%, 0%, 14%, 29%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(71.5, -13.94, 10.29)`
CIE LCH	`lch(71.5, 17.33, 143.58)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(36.438, 42.923, 37.811)`
Decimal	`10270364`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9CB69C, 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 #9CB69C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.58:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.19:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#9CB69C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.19:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.58:1	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 #9CB69C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9cb69c; }
.text { color: #9cb69c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9cb69c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(156 182 156 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9cb69c, #9cb6a9); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #9CB69C?: #9CB69C 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 #9CB69C?: The RGB value is 156, 182, 156: 156 red, 182 green and 156 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9CB69C?: The complementary color is #B69CB6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9CB69C?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.58:1 and white text 2.19:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.