What color is #9CBD95?

#9CBD95 is a light, grayish green, closest to the named color Dark Sea Green. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #9CBD95?

The RGB value is 156, 189, 149: 156 red, 189 green and 149 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9CBD95?

The complementary color is #B695BD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9CBD95?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.13:1 and white text 2.07:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#9CBD95 color

#9CBD95 rgb(156, 189, 149)

Shades of green

The hex color #9CBD95 is a light, grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 61.2% red, 74.1% green and 58.4% blue (156, 189, 149).

Its hue angle is 110°, with 23% saturation and 66% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 17% cyan, 0% magenta, 21% yellow and 26% black.

The closest named color is Dark Sea Green (#8FBC8F), a difference of 2.8 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.13:1).

#9CBD95 color codes

HEX	`#9CBD95`
RGB	`rgb(156, 189, 149)`
RGB percent	`rgb(61.2%, 74.1%, 58.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(110, 23%, 66%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(110, 21%, 74%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(17%, 0%, 21%, 26%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(73.31, -18.77, 16.62)`
CIE LCH	`lch(73.31, 25.07, 138.47)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(37.331, 45.632, 35.269)`
Decimal	`10272149`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9CBD95, 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 #9CBD95	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.13:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.07:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#9CBD95 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.07:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.13:1	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 #9CBD95 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9cbd95; }
.text { color: #9cbd95; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9cbd95; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(156 189 149 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9cbd95, #95bda2); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #9CBD95?: #9CBD95 is a light, grayish green, closest to the named color Dark Sea Green. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #9CBD95?: The RGB value is 156, 189, 149: 156 red, 189 green and 149 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9CBD95?: The complementary color is #B695BD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9CBD95?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.13:1 and white text 2.07:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.