What color is #9EA679?

#9EA679 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 #9EA679?

The RGB value is 158, 166, 121: 158 red, 166 green and 121 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9EA679?

The complementary color is #8179A6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9EA679?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.18:1 and white text 2.57:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#9EA679 color

#9EA679 rgb(158, 166, 121)

Shades of green

The hex color #9EA679 is a grayish yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 62% red, 65.1% green and 47.5% blue (158, 166, 121).

Its hue angle is 71°, with 20% saturation and 56% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 5% cyan, 0% magenta, 27% yellow and 35% black.

The closest named color is Forester (#9AA77C), a difference of 1.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.18:1).

#9EA679 color codes

HEX	`#9EA679`
RGB	`rgb(158, 166, 121)`
RGB percent	`rgb(62%, 65.1%, 47.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(71, 20%, 56%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(71, 27%, 65%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(5%, 0%, 27%, 35%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(66.46, -10.57, 22.42)`
CIE LCH	`lch(66.46, 24.78, 115.24)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(31.188, 35.922, 23.376)`
Decimal	`10397305`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9EA679, 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 #9EA679	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.18:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.57:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#9EA679 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.57:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.18:1	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 #9EA679 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9ea679; }
.text { color: #9ea679; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9ea679; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(158 166 121 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9ea679, #88a679); }

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Questions

What color is #9EA679?: #9EA679 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 #9EA679?: The RGB value is 158, 166, 121: 158 red, 166 green and 121 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9EA679?: The complementary color is #8179A6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9EA679?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.18:1 and white text 2.57:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.