What color is #9CBAA7?

#9CBAA7 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 #9CBAA7?

The RGB value is 156, 186, 167: 156 red, 186 green and 167 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9CBAA7?

The complementary color is #BA9CAF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9CBAA7?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10:1 and white text 2.1:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#9CBAA7 color

#9CBAA7 rgb(156, 186, 167)

Shades of green

The hex color #9CBAA7 is a light, grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 61.2% red, 72.9% green and 65.5% blue (156, 186, 167).

Its hue angle is 142°, with 18% saturation and 67% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 16% cyan, 0% magenta, 10% yellow and 27% black.

The closest named color is Copper Patina (#9DB4A0), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10:1).

#9CBAA7 color codes

HEX	`#9CBAA7`
RGB	`rgb(156, 186, 167)`
RGB percent	`rgb(61.2%, 72.9%, 65.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(142, 18%, 67%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(142, 16%, 73%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(16%, 0%, 10%, 27%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(72.88, -13.96, 6.25)`
CIE LCH	`lch(72.88, 15.29, 155.88)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(38.243, 44.975, 43.218)`
Decimal	`10271399`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9CBAA7, 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 #9CBAA7	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.1:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#9CBAA7 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.1:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10:1	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 #9CBAA7 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9cbaa7; }
.text { color: #9cbaa7; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9cbaa7; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(156 186 167 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9cbaa7, #9cbab6); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ash Gray.

Questions

What color is #9CBAA7?: #9CBAA7 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 #9CBAA7?: The RGB value is 156, 186, 167: 156 red, 186 green and 167 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9CBAA7?: The complementary color is #BA9CAF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9CBAA7?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10:1 and white text 2.1:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.