What color is #9EA762?

#9EA762 is a desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Gallant Green. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #9EA762?

The RGB value is 158, 167, 98: 158 red, 167 green and 98 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9EA762?

The complementary color is #6B62A7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9EA762?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.16:1 and white text 2.57:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#9EA762 color

#9EA762 rgb(158, 167, 98)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #9EA762 is a desaturated yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 62% red, 65.5% green and 38.4% blue (158, 167, 98).

Its hue angle is 68°, with 28% saturation and 52% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 5% cyan, 0% magenta, 41% yellow and 35% black.

The closest named color is Gallant Green (#99AA66), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.16:1).

#9EA762 color codes

HEX	`#9EA762`
RGB	`rgb(158, 167, 98)`
RGB percent	`rgb(62%, 65.5%, 38.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(68, 28%, 52%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(68, 41%, 65%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(5%, 0%, 41%, 35%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(66.36, -14.09, 34.57)`
CIE LCH	`lch(66.36, 37.33, 112.18)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(30.124, 35.789, 16.874)`
Decimal	`10397538`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9EA762, 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 #9EA762	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.16:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.57:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#9EA762 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.57:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.16:1	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 #9EA762 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9ea762; }
.text { color: #9ea762; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9ea762; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(158 167 98 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9ea762, #7ca762); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Matcha.

Questions

What color is #9EA762?: #9EA762 is a desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Gallant Green. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #9EA762?: The RGB value is 158, 167, 98: 158 red, 167 green and 98 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9EA762?: The complementary color is #6B62A7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9EA762?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.16:1 and white text 2.57:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.