What color is #9EA485?

#9EA485 is a grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Edamame. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #9EA485?

The RGB value is 158, 164, 133: 158 red, 164 green and 133 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9EA485?

The complementary color is #8B85A4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9EA485?

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.

#9EA485 color

#9EA485 rgb(158, 164, 133)

Shades of green

The hex color #9EA485 is a grayish yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 62% red, 64.3% green and 52.2% blue (158, 164, 133).

Its hue angle is 72°, with 15% saturation and 58% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 4% cyan, 0% magenta, 19% yellow and 36% black.

The closest named color is Edamame (#9CA389), a difference of 1.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

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

#9EA485 color codes

HEX	`#9EA485`
RGB	`rgb(158, 164, 133)`
RGB percent	`rgb(62%, 64.3%, 52.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(72, 15%, 58%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(72, 19%, 64%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(4%, 0%, 19%, 36%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(66.15, -7.67, 15.4)`
CIE LCH	`lch(66.15, 17.2, 116.46)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(31.609, 35.514, 27.375)`
Decimal	`10396805`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9EA485, 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 #9EA485	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.1:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.59:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#9EA485 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 #9EA485 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9ea485; }
.text { color: #9ea485; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9ea485; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(158 164 133 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9ea485, #8fa485); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Sage Green.

Questions

What color is #9EA485?: #9EA485 is a grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Edamame. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #9EA485?: The RGB value is 158, 164, 133: 158 red, 164 green and 133 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9EA485?: The complementary color is #8B85A4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9EA485?: 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.