What color is #9CBCA8?

#9CBCA8 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 #9CBCA8?

The RGB value is 156, 188, 168: 156 red, 188 green and 168 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9CBCA8?

The complementary color is #BC9CB0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9CBCA8?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.17:1 and white text 2.06:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#9CBCA8 color

#9CBCA8 rgb(156, 188, 168)

Shades of green

The hex color #9CBCA8 is a light, grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 61.2% red, 73.7% green and 65.9% blue (156, 188, 168).

Its hue angle is 142°, with 19% saturation and 67% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 17% cyan, 0% magenta, 11% yellow and 26% black.

The closest named color is Copper Patina (#9DB4A0), a difference of 3.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.17:1).

#9CBCA8 color codes

HEX	`#9CBCA8`
RGB	`rgb(156, 188, 168)`
RGB percent	`rgb(61.2%, 73.7%, 65.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(142, 19%, 67%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(142, 17%, 74%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(17%, 0%, 11%, 26%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(73.45, -14.8, 6.54)`
CIE LCH	`lch(73.45, 16.18, 156.16)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(38.76, 45.861, 43.848)`
Decimal	`10271912`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9CBCA8, 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 #9CBCA8	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.17:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.06:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#9CBCA8 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.06:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.17:1	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 #9CBCA8 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9cbca8; }
.text { color: #9cbca8; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9cbca8; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(156 188 168 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9cbca8, #9cbcb8); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Sea Green.

Questions

What color is #9CBCA8?: #9CBCA8 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 #9CBCA8?: The RGB value is 156, 188, 168: 156 red, 188 green and 168 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9CBCA8?: The complementary color is #BC9CB0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9CBCA8?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.17:1 and white text 2.06:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.