What color is #9CB8A5?

#9CB8A5 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 #9CB8A5?

The RGB value is 156, 184, 165: 156 red, 184 green and 165 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9CB8A5?

The complementary color is #B89CAF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9CB8A5?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.81:1 and white text 2.14:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#9CB8A5 color

#9CB8A5 rgb(156, 184, 165)

Shades of green

The hex color #9CB8A5 is a light, grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 61.2% red, 72.2% green and 64.7% blue (156, 184, 165).

Its hue angle is 139°, with 16% saturation and 67% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 15% cyan, 0% magenta, 10% yellow and 28% black.

The closest named color is Copper Patina (#9DB4A0), a difference of 1.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.81:1).

#9CB8A5 color codes

HEX	`#9CB8A5`
RGB	`rgb(156, 184, 165)`
RGB percent	`rgb(61.2%, 72.2%, 64.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(139, 16%, 67%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(139, 15%, 72%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(15%, 0%, 10%, 28%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(72.27, -13.3, 6.47)`
CIE LCH	`lch(72.27, 14.8, 154.05)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(37.641, 44.065, 42.112)`
Decimal	`10270885`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9CB8A5, 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 #9CB8A5	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.81:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.14:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#9CB8A5 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.14:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.81:1	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 #9CB8A5 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9cb8a5; }
.text { color: #9cb8a5; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9cb8a5; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(156 184 165 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9cb8a5, #9cb8b3); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ash Gray.

Questions

What color is #9CB8A5?: #9CB8A5 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 #9CB8A5?: The RGB value is 156, 184, 165: 156 red, 184 green and 165 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9CB8A5?: The complementary color is #B89CAF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9CB8A5?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.81:1 and white text 2.14:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.