What color is #9EA098?

#9EA098 is a gray, closest to the named color Gateway Gray. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #9EA098?

The RGB value is 158, 160, 152: 158 red, 160 green and 152 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9EA098?

The complementary color is #9A98A0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9EA098?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.94:1 and white text 2.65:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#9EA098 color

#9EA098 rgb(158, 160, 152)

Shades of gray

The hex color #9EA098 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 62% red, 62.7% green and 59.6% blue (158, 160, 152).

Its hue angle is 75°, with 4% saturation and 61% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 1% cyan, 0% magenta, 5% yellow and 37% black.

The closest named color is Gateway Gray (#A0A09C), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.94:1).

#9EA098 color codes

HEX	`#9EA098`
RGB	`rgb(158, 160, 152)`
RGB percent	`rgb(62%, 62.7%, 59.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(75, 4%, 61%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(75, 5%, 63%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(1%, 0%, 5%, 37%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(65.5, -2.22, 3.91)`
CIE LCH	`lch(65.5, 4.5, 119.61)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(32.338, 34.678, 34.69)`
Decimal	`10395800`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9EA098, 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 #9EA098	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.94:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.65:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#9EA098 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.65:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.94:1	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 #9EA098 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9ea098; }
.text { color: #9ea098; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9ea098; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(158 160 152 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9ea098, #9aa098); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Gray.

Questions

What color is #9EA098?: #9EA098 is a gray, closest to the named color Gateway Gray. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #9EA098?: The RGB value is 158, 160, 152: 158 red, 160 green and 152 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9EA098?: The complementary color is #9A98A0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9EA098?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.94:1 and white text 2.65:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.