What color is #9EA597?

#9EA597 is a gray, closest to the named color Moorland. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #9EA597?

The RGB value is 158, 165, 151: 158 red, 165 green and 151 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9EA597?

The complementary color is #9E97A5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9EA597?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.28:1 and white text 2.54:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#9EA597 color

#9EA597 rgb(158, 165, 151)

Shades of gray

The hex color #9EA597 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 62% red, 64.7% green and 59.2% blue (158, 165, 151).

Its hue angle is 90°, with 7% saturation and 62% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 4% cyan, 0% magenta, 8% yellow and 35% black.

The closest named color is Moorland (#A6AB9B), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.28:1).

#9EA597 color codes

HEX	`#9EA597`
RGB	`rgb(158, 165, 151)`
RGB percent	`rgb(62%, 64.7%, 59.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(90, 7%, 62%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(90, 8%, 65%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(4%, 0%, 8%, 35%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(66.83, -5.13, 6.4)`
CIE LCH	`lch(66.83, 8.2, 128.7)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(33.141, 36.414, 34.555)`
Decimal	`10397079`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9EA597, 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 #9EA597	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.28:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.54:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#9EA597 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.54:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.28:1	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 #9EA597 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9ea597; }
.text { color: #9ea597; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9ea597; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(158 165 151 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9ea597, #97a597); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ash Gray.

Questions

What color is #9EA597?: #9EA597 is a gray, closest to the named color Moorland. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #9EA597?: The RGB value is 158, 165, 151: 158 red, 165 green and 151 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9EA597?: The complementary color is #9E97A5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9EA597?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.28:1 and white text 2.54:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.