What color is #9EA18B?

#9EA18B is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color Edamame. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #9EA18B?

The RGB value is 158, 161, 139: 158 red, 161 green and 139 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9EA18B?

The complementary color is #8E8BA1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9EA18B?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.92:1 and white text 2.65:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#9EA18B color

#9EA18B rgb(158, 161, 139)

Shades of gray

The hex color #9EA18B is a grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 62% red, 63.1% green and 54.5% blue (158, 161, 139).

Its hue angle is 68°, with 10% saturation and 59% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 2% cyan, 0% magenta, 14% yellow and 37% black.

The closest named color is Edamame (#9CA389), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.92:1).

#9EA18B color codes

HEX	`#9EA18B`
RGB	`rgb(158, 161, 139)`
RGB percent	`rgb(62%, 63.1%, 54.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(68, 10%, 59%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(68, 14%, 63%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(2%, 0%, 14%, 37%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(65.45, -5.06, 11.1)`
CIE LCH	`lch(65.45, 12.2, 114.51)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(31.505, 34.623, 29.444)`
Decimal	`10396043`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9EA18B, 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 #9EA18B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.92:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.65:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#9EA18B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.65:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.92:1	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 #9EA18B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9ea18b; }
.text { color: #9ea18b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9ea18b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(158 161 139 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9ea18b, #93a18b); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Sage Green.

Questions

What color is #9EA18B?: #9EA18B is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color Edamame. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #9EA18B?: The RGB value is 158, 161, 139: 158 red, 161 green and 139 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9EA18B?: The complementary color is #8E8BA1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9EA18B?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.92:1 and white text 2.65:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.