What color is #9CC3AF?

#9CC3AF 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 #9CC3AF?

The RGB value is 156, 195, 175: 156 red, 195 green and 175 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9CC3AF?

The complementary color is #C39CB0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9CC3AF?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.84:1 and white text 1.94:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#9CC3AF color

#9CC3AF rgb(156, 195, 175)

Shades of green

The hex color #9CC3AF is a light, grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 61.2% red, 76.5% green and 68.6% blue (156, 195, 175).

Its hue angle is 149°, with 25% saturation and 69% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 20% cyan, 0% magenta, 10% yellow and 24% 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 10.84:1).

#9CC3AF color codes

HEX	`#9CC3AF`
RGB	`rgb(156, 195, 175)`
RGB percent	`rgb(61.2%, 76.5%, 68.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(149, 25%, 69%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(149, 20%, 76%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(20%, 0%, 10%, 24%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(75.57, -17.03, 5.79)`
CIE LCH	`lch(75.57, 17.99, 161.23)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(40.961, 49.192, 47.886)`
Decimal	`10273711`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9CC3AF, 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 #9CC3AF	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.84:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.94:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#9CC3AF as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.94:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.84:1	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 #9CC3AF looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9cc3af; }
.text { color: #9cc3af; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9cc3af; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(156 195 175 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9cc3af, #9cc3c3); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Sea Green.

Questions

What color is #9CC3AF?: #9CC3AF 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 #9CC3AF?: The RGB value is 156, 195, 175: 156 red, 195 green and 175 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9CC3AF?: The complementary color is #C39CB0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9CC3AF?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.84:1 and white text 1.94:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.