What color is #9EA378?

#9EA378 is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color Forester. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #9EA378?

The RGB value is 158, 163, 120: 158 red, 163 green and 120 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9EA378?

The complementary color is #7D78A3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9EA378?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.96:1 and white text 2.64:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#9EA378 color

#9EA378 rgb(158, 163, 120)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #9EA378 is a grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 62% red, 63.9% green and 47.1% blue (158, 163, 120).

Its hue angle is 67°, with 19% saturation and 55% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 3% cyan, 0% magenta, 26% yellow and 36% black.

The closest named color is Forester (#9AA77C), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.96:1).

#9EA378 color codes

HEX	`#9EA378`
RGB	`rgb(158, 163, 120)`
RGB percent	`rgb(62%, 63.9%, 47.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(67, 19%, 55%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(67, 26%, 64%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(3%, 0%, 26%, 36%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(65.61, -9.12, 21.81)`
CIE LCH	`lch(65.61, 23.64, 112.69)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(30.588, 34.82, 22.875)`
Decimal	`10396536`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9EA378, 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 #9EA378	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.96:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.64:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#9EA378 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.64:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.96:1	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 #9EA378 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9ea378; }
.text { color: #9ea378; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9ea378; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(158 163 120 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9ea378, #89a378); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Sage Green.

Questions

What color is #9EA378?: #9EA378 is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color Forester. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #9EA378?: The RGB value is 158, 163, 120: 158 red, 163 green and 120 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9EA378?: The complementary color is #7D78A3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9EA378?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.96:1 and white text 2.64:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.