What color is #9EA39B?

#9EA39B is a gray, closest to the named color Gateway Gray. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #9EA39B?

The RGB value is 158, 163, 155: 158 red, 163 green and 155 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9EA39B?

The complementary color is #A09BA3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9EA39B?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.17:1 and white text 2.57:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#9EA39B color

#9EA39B rgb(158, 163, 155)

Shades of gray

The hex color #9EA39B is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 62% red, 63.9% green and 60.8% blue (158, 163, 155).

Its hue angle is 97°, with 4% saturation and 62% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 3% cyan, 0% magenta, 5% yellow and 36% black.

The closest named color is Gateway Gray (#A0A09C), a difference of 3.5 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.17:1).

#9EA39B color codes

HEX	`#9EA39B`
RGB	`rgb(158, 163, 155)`
RGB percent	`rgb(62%, 63.9%, 60.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(97, 4%, 62%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(97, 5%, 64%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(3%, 0%, 5%, 36%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(66.39, -3.31, 3.53)`
CIE LCH	`lch(66.39, 4.84, 133.11)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(33.113, 35.83, 36.175)`
Decimal	`10396571`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9EA39B, 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 #9EA39B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.17:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.57:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#9EA39B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.57:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.17:1	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 #9EA39B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9ea39b; }
.text { color: #9ea39b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9ea39b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(158 163 155 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9ea39b, #9ba39c); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Gray.

Questions

What color is #9EA39B?: #9EA39B is a gray, closest to the named color Gateway Gray. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #9EA39B?: The RGB value is 158, 163, 155: 158 red, 163 green and 155 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9EA39B?: The complementary color is #A09BA3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9EA39B?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.17:1 and white text 2.57:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.