What color is #9EA297?

#9EA297 is a gray, closest to the named color Moorland. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #9EA297?

The RGB value is 158, 162, 151: 158 red, 162 green and 151 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9EA297?

The complementary color is #9B97A2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9EA297?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.07:1 and white text 2.6:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#9EA297 color

#9EA297 rgb(158, 162, 151)

Shades of gray

The hex color #9EA297 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 62% red, 63.5% green and 59.2% blue (158, 162, 151).

Its hue angle is 82°, with 6% saturation and 61% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 2% cyan, 0% magenta, 7% yellow and 36% black.

The closest named color is Moorland (#A6AB9B), a difference of 3.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.07:1).

#9EA297 color codes

HEX	`#9EA297`
RGB	`rgb(158, 162, 151)`
RGB percent	`rgb(62%, 63.5%, 59.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(82, 6%, 61%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(82, 7%, 64%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(2%, 0%, 7%, 36%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(66.02, -3.5, 5.22)`
CIE LCH	`lch(66.02, 6.28, 123.83)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(32.606, 35.344, 34.377)`
Decimal	`10396311`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9EA297, 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 #9EA297	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.07:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.6:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#9EA297 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.6:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.07:1	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 #9EA297 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9ea297; }
.text { color: #9ea297; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9ea297; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(158 162 151 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9ea297, #99a297); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Greige.

Questions

What color is #9EA297?: #9EA297 is a gray, closest to the named color Moorland. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #9EA297?: The RGB value is 158, 162, 151: 158 red, 162 green and 151 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9EA297?: The complementary color is #9B97A2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9EA297?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.07:1 and white text 2.6:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.