What color is #9EA484?

#9EA484 is a grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Fennelly. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #9EA484?

The RGB value is 158, 164, 132: 158 red, 164 green and 132 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9EA484?

The complementary color is #8A84A4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9EA484?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.1:1 and white text 2.59:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#9EA484 color

#9EA484 rgb(158, 164, 132)

Shades of green

The hex color #9EA484 is a grayish yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 62% red, 64.3% green and 51.8% blue (158, 164, 132).

Its hue angle is 71°, with 15% saturation and 58% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 4% cyan, 0% magenta, 20% yellow and 36% black.

The closest named color is Fennelly (#9A9E80), a difference of 2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.1:1).

#9EA484 color codes

HEX	`#9EA484`
RGB	`rgb(158, 164, 132)`
RGB percent	`rgb(62%, 64.3%, 51.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(71, 15%, 58%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(71, 20%, 64%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(4%, 0%, 20%, 36%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(66.13, -7.83, 15.92)`
CIE LCH	`lch(66.13, 17.74, 116.17)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(31.54, 35.486, 27.013)`
Decimal	`10396804`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9EA484, 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 #9EA484	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.1:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.59:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#9EA484 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.59:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.1:1	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 #9EA484 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9ea484; }
.text { color: #9ea484; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9ea484; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(158 164 132 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9ea484, #8ea484); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Sage Green.

Questions

What color is #9EA484?: #9EA484 is a grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Fennelly. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #9EA484?: The RGB value is 158, 164, 132: 158 red, 164 green and 132 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9EA484?: The complementary color is #8A84A4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9EA484?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.1:1 and white text 2.59:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.