What color is #9EA38E?

#9EA38E is a grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Edamame. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #9EA38E?

The RGB value is 158, 163, 142: 158 red, 163 green and 142 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9EA38E?

The complementary color is #938EA3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9EA38E?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.08:1 and white text 2.6:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#9EA38E color

#9EA38E rgb(158, 163, 142)

Shades of gray

The hex color #9EA38E is a grayish yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 62% red, 63.9% green and 55.7% blue (158, 163, 142).

Its hue angle is 74°, with 10% saturation and 60% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 3% cyan, 0% magenta, 13% yellow and 36% black.

The closest named color is Edamame (#9CA389), a difference of 2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.08:1).

#9EA38E color codes

HEX	`#9EA38E`
RGB	`rgb(158, 163, 142)`
RGB percent	`rgb(62%, 63.9%, 55.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(74, 10%, 60%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(74, 13%, 64%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(3%, 0%, 13%, 36%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(66.07, -5.63, 10.31)`
CIE LCH	`lch(66.07, 11.75, 118.65)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(32.08, 35.417, 30.732)`
Decimal	`10396558`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9EA38E, 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 #9EA38E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.08:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.6:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#9EA38E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.6:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.08:1	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 #9EA38E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9ea38e; }
.text { color: #9ea38e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9ea38e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(158 163 142 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9ea38e, #94a38e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Sage Green.

Questions

What color is #9EA38E?: #9EA38E is a grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Edamame. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #9EA38E?: The RGB value is 158, 163, 142: 158 red, 163 green and 142 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9EA38E?: The complementary color is #938EA3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9EA38E?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.08:1 and white text 2.6:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.