What color is #9EA585?

#9EA585 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 #9EA585?

The RGB value is 158, 165, 133: 158 red, 165 green and 133 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9EA585?

The complementary color is #8C85A5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9EA585?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.17:1 and white text 2.57:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#9EA585 color

#9EA585 rgb(158, 165, 133)

Shades of green

The hex color #9EA585 is a grayish yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 62% red, 64.7% green and 52.2% blue (158, 165, 133).

Its hue angle is 73°, with 15% saturation and 58% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 4% cyan, 0% magenta, 19% yellow and 35% black.

The closest named color is Edamame (#9CA389), a difference of 2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.17:1).

#9EA585 color codes

HEX	`#9EA585`
RGB	`rgb(158, 165, 133)`
RGB percent	`rgb(62%, 64.7%, 52.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(73, 15%, 58%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(73, 19%, 65%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(4%, 0%, 19%, 35%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(66.42, -8.2, 15.79)`
CIE LCH	`lch(66.42, 17.79, 117.45)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(31.789, 35.873, 27.435)`
Decimal	`10397061`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9EA585, 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 #9EA585	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.17:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.57:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#9EA585 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.57:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.17:1	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 #9EA585 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9ea585; }
.text { color: #9ea585; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9ea585; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(158 165 133 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9ea585, #8ea585); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Sage Green.

Questions

What color is #9EA585?: #9EA585 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 #9EA585?: The RGB value is 158, 165, 133: 158 red, 165 green and 133 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9EA585?: The complementary color is #8C85A5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9EA585?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.17:1 and white text 2.57:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.