What color is #9EA083?

#9EA083 is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color Fennelly. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #9EA083?

The RGB value is 158, 160, 131: 158 red, 160 green and 131 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9EA083?

The complementary color is #8583A0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9EA083?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.81:1 and white text 2.69:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#9EA083 color

#9EA083 rgb(158, 160, 131)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #9EA083 is a grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 62% red, 62.7% green and 51.4% blue (158, 160, 131).

Its hue angle is 64°, with 13% saturation and 57% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 1% cyan, 0% magenta, 18% yellow and 37% black.

The closest named color is Fennelly (#9A9E80), a difference of 1.2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.81:1).

#9EA083 color codes

HEX	`#9EA083`
RGB	`rgb(158, 160, 131)`
RGB percent	`rgb(62%, 62.7%, 51.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(64, 13%, 57%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(64, 18%, 63%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(1%, 0%, 18%, 37%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(65, -5.83, 14.91)`
CIE LCH	`lch(65, 16.02, 111.36)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(30.768, 34.05, 26.42)`
Decimal	`10395779`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9EA083, 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 #9EA083	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.81:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.69:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#9EA083 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.69:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.81:1	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 #9EA083 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9ea083; }
.text { color: #9ea083; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9ea083; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(158 160 131 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9ea083, #90a083); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Sage Green.

Questions

What color is #9EA083?: #9EA083 is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color Fennelly. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #9EA083?: The RGB value is 158, 160, 131: 158 red, 160 green and 131 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9EA083?: The complementary color is #8583A0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9EA083?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.81:1 and white text 2.69:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.