What color is #9CBF94?

#9CBF94 is a light, desaturated green, closest to the named color Dark Sea Green. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #9CBF94?

The RGB value is 156, 191, 148: 156 red, 191 green and 148 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9CBF94?

The complementary color is #B794BF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9CBF94?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.29:1 and white text 2.04:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#9CBF94 color

#9CBF94 rgb(156, 191, 148)

Shades of green

The hex color #9CBF94 is a light, desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 61.2% red, 74.9% green and 58% blue (156, 191, 148).

Its hue angle is 109°, with 25% saturation and 66% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 18% cyan, 0% magenta, 23% yellow and 25% black.

The closest named color is Dark Sea Green (#8FBC8F), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.29:1).

#9CBF94 color codes

HEX	`#9CBF94`
RGB	`rgb(156, 191, 148)`
RGB percent	`rgb(61.2%, 74.9%, 58%)`
HSL	`hsl(109, 25%, 66%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(109, 23%, 75%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(18%, 0%, 23%, 25%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(73.85, -19.95, 17.91)`
CIE LCH	`lch(73.85, 26.81, 138.08)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(37.685, 46.467, 34.995)`
Decimal	`10272660`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9CBF94, 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 #9CBF94	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.29:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.04:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#9CBF94 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.04:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.29:1	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 #9CBF94 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9cbf94; }
.text { color: #9cbf94; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9cbf94; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(156 191 148 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9cbf94, #94bfa2); }

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Questions

What color is #9CBF94?: #9CBF94 is a light, desaturated green, closest to the named color Dark Sea Green. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #9CBF94?: The RGB value is 156, 191, 148: 156 red, 191 green and 148 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9CBF94?: The complementary color is #B794BF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9CBF94?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.29:1 and white text 2.04:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.