Colour
#9CBCA6
- #9CBCA6
- Green
- Dark
- Nearest: Dark seagreen
#9CBCA6 is a green with RGB values 156, 188, 166 and HSL 139°, 19%, 67%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 10.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark seagreen.
Colour values
#9CBCA6#9CBCA6
HEX#9CBCA6
RGBrgb(156, 188, 166)
RGB (0–1)0.6118, 0.7373, 0.651
RGB percentages61.2%, 73.7%, 65.1%
HSLhsl(138.8, 19.3%, 67.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(138.8, 17%, 73.7%)
CMYK17%, 0%, 11.7%, 26.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,271,910
CSS custom property--colour: #9CBCA6;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.45788WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness176.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 10.16:1
Contrast with white2.07:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black10.16:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#B4B4B4
Inverted#634359
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.07:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text10.16:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familygreen
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#BC9CB2
Analogous#A2BC9C, #9CBCB6
Triadic#A69CBC, #BCA69C
Split complementary#B69CBC, #BC9CA2
Tetradic#9CA2BC, #BC9CB2, #BCB69C
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R156
G188
B166
Red156 (61.2%)
Green188 (73.7%)
Blue166 (65.1%)
Hue138.75°
Saturation (HSL)19.28%
Lightness67.45%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 9C · G BC · B A6
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