What color is #9EA361?

#9EA361 is a desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Garden of Earthly Delights. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #9EA361?

The RGB value is 158, 163, 97: 158 red, 163 green and 97 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9EA361?

The complementary color is #6661A3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9EA361?

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.

#9EA361 color

#9EA361 rgb(158, 163, 97)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #9EA361 is a desaturated yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 62% red, 63.9% green and 38% blue (158, 163, 97).

Its hue angle is 65°, with 26% saturation and 51% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 3% cyan, 0% magenta, 40% yellow and 36% black.

The closest named color is Garden of Earthly Delights (#A09F5B), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

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

#9EA361 color codes

HEX	`#9EA361`
RGB	`rgb(158, 163, 97)`
RGB percent	`rgb(62%, 63.9%, 38%)`
HSL	`hsl(65, 26%, 51%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(65, 40%, 64%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(3%, 0%, 40%, 36%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(65.22, -12.11, 33.65)`
CIE LCH	`lch(65.22, 35.77, 109.8)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(29.356, 34.327, 16.386)`
Decimal	`10396513`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9EA361, 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 #9EA361	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.87:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.67:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#9EA361 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 #9EA361 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9ea361; }
.text { color: #9ea361; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9ea361; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(158 163 97 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9ea361, #7da361); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Moss Green.

Questions

What color is #9EA361?: #9EA361 is a desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Garden of Earthly Delights. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #9EA361?: The RGB value is 158, 163, 97: 158 red, 163 green and 97 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9EA361?: The complementary color is #6661A3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9EA361?: 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.