What color is #9EA278?

#9EA278 is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color Bonsai Garden. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #9EA278?

The RGB value is 158, 162, 120: 158 red, 162 green and 120 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9EA278?

The complementary color is #7C78A2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9EA278?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.89:1 and white text 2.66:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#9EA278 color

#9EA278 rgb(158, 162, 120)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #9EA278 is a grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 62% red, 63.5% green and 47.1% blue (158, 162, 120).

Its hue angle is 66°, with 18% saturation and 55% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 2% cyan, 0% magenta, 26% yellow and 36% black.

The closest named color is Bonsai Garden (#9E9E7C), a difference of 2.8 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.89:1).

#9EA278 color codes

HEX	`#9EA278`
RGB	`rgb(158, 162, 120)`
RGB percent	`rgb(62%, 63.5%, 47.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(66, 18%, 55%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(66, 26%, 64%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(2%, 0%, 26%, 36%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(65.33, -8.58, 21.43)`
CIE LCH	`lch(65.33, 23.09, 111.83)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(30.411, 34.466, 22.816)`
Decimal	`10396280`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9EA278, 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 #9EA278	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.89:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.66:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#9EA278 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.66:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.89:1	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 #9EA278 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9ea278; }
.text { color: #9ea278; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9ea278; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(158 162 120 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9ea278, #89a278); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Sage Green.

Questions

What color is #9EA278?: #9EA278 is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color Bonsai Garden. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #9EA278?: The RGB value is 158, 162, 120: 158 red, 162 green and 120 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9EA278?: The complementary color is #7C78A2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9EA278?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.89:1 and white text 2.66:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.