What color is #9EA64C?

#9EA64C is a desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Springtide Melodies. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #9EA64C?

The RGB value is 158, 166, 76: 158 red, 166 green and 76 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9EA64C?

The complementary color is #544CA6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9EA64C?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.01:1 and white text 2.62:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#9EA64C color

#9EA64C rgb(158, 166, 76)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #9EA64C is a desaturated yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 62% red, 65.1% green and 29.8% blue (158, 166, 76).

Its hue angle is 65°, with 37% saturation and 47% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 5% cyan, 0% magenta, 54% yellow and 35% black.

The closest named color is Springtide Melodies (#9AA955), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.01:1).

#9EA64C color codes

HEX	`#9EA64C`
RGB	`rgb(158, 166, 76)`
RGB percent	`rgb(62%, 65.1%, 29.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(65, 37%, 47%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(65, 54%, 65%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(5%, 0%, 54%, 35%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(65.8, -15.81, 44.95)`
CIE LCH	`lch(65.8, 47.64, 109.38)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(29.042, 35.064, 12.074)`
Decimal	`10397260`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9EA64C, 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 #9EA64C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.01:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.62:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#9EA64C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.62:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.01:1	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 #9EA64C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9ea64c; }
.text { color: #9ea64c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9ea64c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(158 166 76 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9ea64c, #71a64c); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Matcha.

Questions

What color is #9EA64C?: #9EA64C is a desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Springtide Melodies. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #9EA64C?: The RGB value is 158, 166, 76: 158 red, 166 green and 76 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9EA64C?: The complementary color is #544CA6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9EA64C?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.01:1 and white text 2.62:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.