What color is #9CB889?

#9CB889 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 #9CB889?

The RGB value is 156, 184, 137: 156 red, 184 green and 137 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9CB889?

The complementary color is #A589B8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9CB889?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.63:1 and white text 2.18:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#9CB889 color

#9CB889 rgb(156, 184, 137)

Shades of green

The hex color #9CB889 is a light, grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 61.2% red, 72.2% green and 53.7% blue (156, 184, 137).

Its hue angle is 96°, with 25% saturation and 63% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 15% cyan, 0% magenta, 26% yellow and 28% black.

The closest named color is Foliage (#95B388), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.63:1).

#9CB889 color codes

HEX	`#9CB889`
RGB	`rgb(156, 184, 137)`
RGB percent	`rgb(61.2%, 72.2%, 53.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(96, 25%, 63%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(96, 26%, 72%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(15%, 0%, 26%, 28%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(71.66, -18.22, 20.81)`
CIE LCH	`lch(71.66, 27.66, 131.2)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(35.365, 43.155, 30.129)`
Decimal	`10270857`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9CB889, 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 #9CB889	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.63:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.18:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#9CB889 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.18:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.63:1	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 #9CB889 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9cb889; }
.text { color: #9cb889; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9cb889; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(156 184 137 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9cb889, #89b88d); }

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Questions

What color is #9CB889?: #9CB889 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 #9CB889?: The RGB value is 156, 184, 137: 156 red, 184 green and 137 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9CB889?: The complementary color is #A589B8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9CB889?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.63:1 and white text 2.18:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.