What color is #9CC2A9?

#9CC2A9 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 #9CC2A9?

The RGB value is 156, 194, 169: 156 red, 194 green and 169 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9CC2A9?

The complementary color is #C29CB5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9CC2A9?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.7:1 and white text 1.96:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#9CC2A9 color

#9CC2A9 rgb(156, 194, 169)

Shades of green

The hex color #9CC2A9 is a light, grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 61.2% red, 76.1% green and 66.3% blue (156, 194, 169).

Its hue angle is 141°, with 24% saturation and 69% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 20% cyan, 0% magenta, 13% yellow and 24% black.

The closest named color is Lichen (#8EBAA6), a difference of 3.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.7:1).

#9CC2A9 color codes

HEX	`#9CC2A9`
RGB	`rgb(156, 194, 169)`
RGB percent	`rgb(61.2%, 76.1%, 66.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(141, 24%, 69%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(141, 20%, 76%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(20%, 0%, 13%, 24%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(75.15, -17.68, 8.42)`
CIE LCH	`lch(75.15, 19.59, 154.53)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(40.162, 48.515, 44.777)`
Decimal	`10273449`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9CC2A9, 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 #9CC2A9	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.7:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.96:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#9CC2A9 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.96:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.7:1	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 #9CC2A9 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9cc2a9; }
.text { color: #9cc2a9; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9cc2a9; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(156 194 169 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9cc2a9, #9cc2bc); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Sea Green.

Questions

What color is #9CC2A9?: #9CC2A9 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 #9CC2A9?: The RGB value is 156, 194, 169: 156 red, 194 green and 169 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9CC2A9?: The complementary color is #C29CB5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9CC2A9?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.7:1 and white text 1.96:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.