What color is #9CBBA6?

#9CBBA6 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 #9CBBA6?

The RGB value is 156, 187, 166: 156 red, 187 green and 166 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9CBBA6?

The complementary color is #BB9CB1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9CBBA6?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.07:1 and white text 2.08:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#9CBBA6 color

#9CBBA6 rgb(156, 187, 166)

Shades of green

The hex color #9CBBA6 is a light, grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 61.2% red, 73.3% green and 65.1% blue (156, 187, 166).

Its hue angle is 139°, with 19% saturation and 67% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 17% cyan, 0% magenta, 11% yellow and 27% black.

The closest named color is Copper Patina (#9DB4A0), a difference of 2.8 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.07:1).

#9CBBA6 color codes

HEX	`#9CBBA6`
RGB	`rgb(156, 187, 166)`
RGB percent	`rgb(61.2%, 73.3%, 65.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(139, 19%, 67%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(139, 17%, 73%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(17%, 0%, 11%, 27%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(73.13, -14.67, 7.16)`
CIE LCH	`lch(73.13, 16.32, 153.98)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(38.362, 45.361, 42.803)`
Decimal	`10271654`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9CBBA6, 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 #9CBBA6	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.07:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.08:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#9CBBA6 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.08:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.07:1	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 #9CBBA6 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9cbba6; }
.text { color: #9cbba6; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9cbba6; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(156 187 166 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9cbba6, #9cbbb6); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Sea Green.

Questions

What color is #9CBBA6?: #9CBBA6 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 #9CBBA6?: The RGB value is 156, 187, 166: 156 red, 187 green and 166 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9CBBA6?: The complementary color is #BB9CB1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9CBBA6?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.07:1 and white text 2.08:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.