What color is #9CBA9F?

#9CBA9F 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 #9CBA9F?

The RGB value is 156, 186, 159: 156 red, 186 green and 159 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9CBA9F?

The complementary color is #BA9CB7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9CBA9F?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.94:1 and white text 2.11:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#9CBA9F color

#9CBA9F rgb(156, 186, 159)

Shades of green

The hex color #9CBA9F is a light, grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 61.2% red, 72.9% green and 62.4% blue (156, 186, 159).

Its hue angle is 126°, with 18% saturation and 67% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 16% cyan, 0% magenta, 15% yellow and 27% black.

The closest named color is Copper Patina (#9DB4A0), a difference of 3.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.94:1).

#9CBA9F color codes

HEX	`#9CBA9F`
RGB	`rgb(156, 186, 159)`
RGB percent	`rgb(61.2%, 72.9%, 62.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(126, 18%, 67%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(126, 16%, 73%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(16%, 0%, 15%, 27%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(72.69, -15.46, 10.34)`
CIE LCH	`lch(72.69, 18.6, 146.24)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(37.526, 44.688, 39.443)`
Decimal	`10271391`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9CBA9F, 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 #9CBA9F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.94:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.11:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#9CBA9F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.11:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.94:1	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 #9CBA9F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9cba9f; }
.text { color: #9cba9f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9cba9f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(156 186 159 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9cba9f, #9cbaae); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Sea Green.

Questions

What color is #9CBA9F?: #9CBA9F 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 #9CBA9F?: The RGB value is 156, 186, 159: 156 red, 186 green and 159 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9CBA9F?: The complementary color is #BA9CB7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9CBA9F?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.94:1 and white text 2.11:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.