What color is #9EA665?

#9EA665 is a desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Willow Leaf. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #9EA665?

The RGB value is 158, 166, 101: 158 red, 166 green and 101 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9EA665?

The complementary color is #6D65A6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9EA665?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.1:1 and white text 2.59:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#9EA665 color

#9EA665 rgb(158, 166, 101)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #9EA665 is a desaturated yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 62% red, 65.1% green and 39.6% blue (158, 166, 101).

Its hue angle is 67°, with 27% saturation and 52% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 5% cyan, 0% magenta, 39% yellow and 35% black.

The closest named color is Willow Leaf (#A1A46D), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.1:1).

#9EA665 color codes

HEX	`#9EA665`
RGB	`rgb(158, 166, 101)`
RGB percent	`rgb(62%, 65.1%, 39.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(67, 27%, 52%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(67, 39%, 65%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(5%, 0%, 39%, 35%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(66.12, -13.22, 32.7)`
CIE LCH	`lch(66.12, 35.27, 112.01)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(30.086, 35.481, 17.573)`
Decimal	`10397285`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9EA665, 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 #9EA665	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.1:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.59:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#9EA665 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.59:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.1:1	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 #9EA665 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9ea665; }
.text { color: #9ea665; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9ea665; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(158 166 101 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9ea665, #7ea665); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Moss Green.

Questions

What color is #9EA665?: #9EA665 is a desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Willow Leaf. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #9EA665?: The RGB value is 158, 166, 101: 158 red, 166 green and 101 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9EA665?: The complementary color is #6D65A6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9EA665?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.1:1 and white text 2.59:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.