What color is #9CBDAB?

#9CBDAB is a light, grayish green, closest to the named color Lichen. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #9CBDAB?

The RGB value is 156, 189, 171: 156 red, 189 green and 171 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9CBDAB?

The complementary color is #BD9CAE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9CBDAB?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.28:1 and white text 2.04:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#9CBDAB color

#9CBDAB rgb(156, 189, 171)

Shades of green

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

In the RGB color model it is made of 61.2% red, 74.1% green and 67.1% blue (156, 189, 171).

Its hue angle is 147°, with 20% saturation and 68% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 17% cyan, 0% magenta, 10% yellow and 26% black.

The closest named color is Lichen (#8EBAA6), a difference of 3.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.28:1).

#9CBDAB color codes

HEX	`#9CBDAB`
RGB	`rgb(156, 189, 171)`
RGB percent	`rgb(61.2%, 74.1%, 67.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(147, 20%, 68%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(147, 17%, 74%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(17%, 0%, 10%, 26%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(73.81, -14.74, 5.41)`
CIE LCH	`lch(73.81, 15.7, 159.83)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(39.257, 46.402, 45.408)`
Decimal	`10272171`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9CBDAB, 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 #9CBDAB	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.28:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.04:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#9CBDAB as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.04:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.28:1	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 #9CBDAB looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9cbdab; }
.text { color: #9cbdab; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9cbdab; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(156 189 171 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9cbdab, #9cbdbb); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ash Gray.

Questions

What color is #9CBDAB?: #9CBDAB is a light, grayish green, closest to the named color Lichen. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #9CBDAB?: The RGB value is 156, 189, 171: 156 red, 189 green and 171 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9CBDAB?: The complementary color is #BD9CAE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9CBDAB?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.28:1 and white text 2.04:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.