What color is #9EA180?

#9EA180 is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color Fennelly. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #9EA180?

The RGB value is 158, 161, 128: 158 red, 161 green and 128 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9EA180?

The complementary color is #8380A1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9EA180?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.86:1 and white text 2.67:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#9EA180 color

#9EA180 rgb(158, 161, 128)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #9EA180 is a grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 62% red, 63.1% green and 50.2% blue (158, 161, 128).

Its hue angle is 65°, with 15% saturation and 57% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 2% cyan, 0% magenta, 20% yellow and 37% black.

The closest named color is Fennelly (#9A9E80), a difference of 1.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.86:1).

#9EA180 color codes

HEX	`#9EA180`
RGB	`rgb(158, 161, 128)`
RGB percent	`rgb(62%, 63.1%, 50.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(65, 15%, 57%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(65, 20%, 63%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(2%, 0%, 20%, 37%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(65.21, -6.85, 16.87)`
CIE LCH	`lch(65.21, 18.21, 112.09)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(30.741, 34.318, 25.422)`
Decimal	`10396032`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9EA180, 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 #9EA180	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.86:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.67:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#9EA180 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.67:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.86:1	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 #9EA180 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9ea180; }
.text { color: #9ea180; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9ea180; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(158 161 128 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9ea180, #8ea180); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Sage Green.

Questions

What color is #9EA180?: #9EA180 is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color Fennelly. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #9EA180?: The RGB value is 158, 161, 128: 158 red, 161 green and 128 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9EA180?: The complementary color is #8380A1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9EA180?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.86:1 and white text 2.67:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.