What color is #9CBEA9?

#9CBEA9 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 #9CBEA9?

The RGB value is 156, 190, 169: 156 red, 190 green and 169 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9CBEA9?

The complementary color is #BE9CB1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9CBEA9?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.35:1 and white text 2.03:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#9CBEA9 color

#9CBEA9 rgb(156, 190, 169)

Shades of green

The hex color #9CBEA9 is a light, grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 61.2% red, 74.5% green and 66.3% blue (156, 190, 169).

Its hue angle is 143°, with 21% saturation and 68% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 18% cyan, 0% magenta, 11% yellow and 25% black.

The closest named color is Lichen (#8EBAA6), a difference of 2.9 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.35:1).

#9CBEA9 color codes

HEX	`#9CBEA9`
RGB	`rgb(156, 190, 169)`
RGB percent	`rgb(61.2%, 74.5%, 66.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(143, 21%, 68%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(143, 18%, 75%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(18%, 0%, 11%, 25%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(74.03, -15.64, 6.83)`
CIE LCH	`lch(74.03, 17.06, 156.41)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(39.283, 46.758, 44.484)`
Decimal	`10272425`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9CBEA9, 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 #9CBEA9	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.35:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.03:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#9CBEA9 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.03:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.35:1	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 #9CBEA9 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9cbea9; }
.text { color: #9cbea9; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9cbea9; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(156 190 169 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9cbea9, #9cbeba); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Sea Green.

Questions

What color is #9CBEA9?: #9CBEA9 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 #9CBEA9?: The RGB value is 156, 190, 169: 156 red, 190 green and 169 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9CBEA9?: The complementary color is #BE9CB1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9CBEA9?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.35:1 and white text 2.03:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.