What color is #9EA57D?

#9EA57D 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 #9EA57D?

The RGB value is 158, 165, 125: 158 red, 165 green and 125 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9EA57D?

The complementary color is #847DA5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9EA57D?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.13:1 and white text 2.58:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#9EA57D color

#9EA57D rgb(158, 165, 125)

Shades of green

The hex color #9EA57D is a grayish yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 62% red, 64.7% green and 49% blue (158, 165, 125).

Its hue angle is 71°, with 18% saturation and 57% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 4% cyan, 0% magenta, 24% yellow and 35% black.

The closest named color is Forester (#9AA77C), a difference of 2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.13:1).

#9EA57D color codes

HEX	`#9EA57D`
RGB	`rgb(158, 165, 125)`
RGB percent	`rgb(62%, 64.7%, 49%)`
HSL	`hsl(71, 18%, 57%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(71, 24%, 65%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(4%, 0%, 24%, 35%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(66.26, -9.44, 19.96)`
CIE LCH	`lch(66.26, 22.08, 115.32)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(31.257, 35.66, 24.635)`
Decimal	`10397053`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9EA57D, 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 #9EA57D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.13:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.58:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#9EA57D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.58:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.13:1	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 #9EA57D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9ea57d; }
.text { color: #9ea57d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9ea57d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(158 165 125 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9ea57d, #8aa57d); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Sage Green.

Questions

What color is #9EA57D?: #9EA57D 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 #9EA57D?: The RGB value is 158, 165, 125: 158 red, 165 green and 125 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9EA57D?: The complementary color is #847DA5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9EA57D?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.13:1 and white text 2.58:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.