Recognised as Colour
#9CA898
- #9CA898
- Green
- Dark
- Nearest: Dark grey
#9CA898 is a green with RGB values 156, 168, 152 and HSL 105°, 8%, 63%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark grey.
Colour values
#9CA898#9CA898
HEX#9CA898
RGBrgb(156, 168, 152)
RGB (0–1)0.6118, 0.6588, 0.5961
RGB percentages61.2%, 65.9%, 59.6%
HSLhsl(105, 8.4%, 62.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(105, 9.5%, 65.9%)
CMYK7.1%, 0%, 9.5%, 34.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,266,776
CSS custom property--colour: #9CA898;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.3734WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness162.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.47:1
Contrast with white2.48:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.47:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A4A4A4
Inverted#635767
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.48:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.47:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familygreen
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#A498A8
Analogous#A4A898, #98A89C
Triadic#989CA8, #A8989C
Split complementary#9C98A8, #A898A4
Tetradic#98A4A8, #A498A8, #A89C98
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R156
G168
B152
Red156 (61.2%)
Green168 (65.9%)
Blue152 (59.6%)
Hue105°
Saturation (HSL)8.42%
Lightness62.75%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 9C · G A8 · B 98
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