What color is #9EA274?

#9EA274 is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color Willow Leaf. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #9EA274?

The RGB value is 158, 162, 116: 158 red, 162 green and 116 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9EA274?

The complementary color is #7874A2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9EA274?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.87:1 and white text 2.67:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#9EA274 color

#9EA274 rgb(158, 162, 116)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #9EA274 is a grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 62% red, 63.5% green and 45.5% blue (158, 162, 116).

Its hue angle is 65°, with 20% saturation and 55% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 2% cyan, 0% magenta, 28% yellow and 36% black.

The closest named color is Willow Leaf (#A1A46D), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.87:1).

#9EA274 color codes

HEX	`#9EA274`
RGB	`rgb(158, 162, 116)`
RGB percent	`rgb(62%, 63.5%, 45.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(65, 20%, 55%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(65, 28%, 64%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(2%, 0%, 28%, 36%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(65.26, -9.15, 23.52)`
CIE LCH	`lch(65.26, 25.24, 111.27)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(30.173, 34.371, 21.564)`
Decimal	`10396276`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9EA274, 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 #9EA274	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.87:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.67:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#9EA274 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.67:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.87:1	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 #9EA274 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9ea274; }
.text { color: #9ea274; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9ea274; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(158 162 116 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9ea274, #87a274); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Moss Green.

Questions

What color is #9EA274?: #9EA274 is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color Willow Leaf. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #9EA274?: The RGB value is 158, 162, 116: 158 red, 162 green and 116 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9EA274?: The complementary color is #7874A2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9EA274?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.87:1 and white text 2.67:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.