What color is #9EA477?

#9EA477 is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color Forester. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #9EA477?

The RGB value is 158, 164, 119: 158 red, 164 green and 119 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9EA477?

The complementary color is #7D77A4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9EA477?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.03:1 and white text 2.62:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#9EA477 color

#9EA477 rgb(158, 164, 119)

Shades of green

The hex color #9EA477 is a grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 62% red, 64.3% green and 46.7% blue (158, 164, 119).

Its hue angle is 68°, with 20% saturation and 55% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 4% cyan, 0% magenta, 27% yellow and 36% black.

The closest named color is Forester (#9AA77C), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.03:1).

#9EA477 color codes

HEX	`#9EA477`
RGB	`rgb(158, 164, 119)`
RGB percent	`rgb(62%, 64.3%, 46.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(68, 20%, 55%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(68, 27%, 64%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(4%, 0%, 27%, 36%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(65.87, -9.79, 22.7)`
CIE LCH	`lch(65.87, 24.73, 113.33)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(30.706, 35.152, 22.617)`
Decimal	`10396791`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9EA477, 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 #9EA477	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.03:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.62:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#9EA477 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.62:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.03:1	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 #9EA477 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9ea477; }
.text { color: #9ea477; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9ea477; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(158 164 119 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9ea477, #88a477); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Sage Green.

Questions

What color is #9EA477?: #9EA477 is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color Forester. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #9EA477?: The RGB value is 158, 164, 119: 158 red, 164 green and 119 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9EA477?: The complementary color is #7D77A4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9EA477?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.03:1 and white text 2.62:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.