What color is #9EA57B?

#9EA57B is a grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Forester. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #9EA57B?

The RGB value is 158, 165, 123: 158 red, 165 green and 123 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9EA57B?

The complementary color is #827BA5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9EA57B?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.12:1 and white text 2.59:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#9EA57B color

#9EA57B rgb(158, 165, 123)

Shades of green

The hex color #9EA57B is a grayish yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 62% red, 64.7% green and 48.2% blue (158, 165, 123).

Its hue angle is 70°, with 19% saturation and 56% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 4% cyan, 0% magenta, 25% yellow and 35% black.

The closest named color is Forester (#9AA77C), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.12:1).

#9EA57B color codes

HEX	`#9EA57B`
RGB	`rgb(158, 165, 123)`
RGB percent	`rgb(62%, 64.7%, 48.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(70, 19%, 56%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(70, 25%, 65%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(4%, 0%, 25%, 35%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(66.22, -9.74, 21)`
CIE LCH	`lch(66.22, 23.15, 114.89)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(31.131, 35.61, 23.968)`
Decimal	`10397051`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9EA57B, 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 #9EA57B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.12:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.59:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#9EA57B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.59:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.12:1	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 #9EA57B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9ea57b; }
.text { color: #9ea57b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9ea57b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(158 165 123 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9ea57b, #89a57b); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Sage Green.

Questions

What color is #9EA57B?: #9EA57B is a grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Forester. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #9EA57B?: The RGB value is 158, 165, 123: 158 red, 165 green and 123 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9EA57B?: The complementary color is #827BA5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9EA57B?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.12:1 and white text 2.59:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.