What color is #9EA778?

#9EA778 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 #9EA778?

The RGB value is 158, 167, 120: 158 red, 167 green and 120 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9EA778?

The complementary color is #8178A7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9EA778?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.25:1 and white text 2.54:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#9EA778 color

#9EA778 rgb(158, 167, 120)

Shades of green

The hex color #9EA778 is a grayish yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 62% red, 65.5% green and 47.1% blue (158, 167, 120).

Its hue angle is 71°, with 21% saturation and 56% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 5% cyan, 0% magenta, 28% yellow and 35% black.

The closest named color is Forester (#9AA77C), a difference of 1.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.25:1).

#9EA778 color codes

HEX	`#9EA778`
RGB	`rgb(158, 167, 120)`
RGB percent	`rgb(62%, 65.5%, 47.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(71, 21%, 56%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(71, 28%, 65%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(5%, 0%, 28%, 35%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(66.72, -11.24, 23.31)`
CIE LCH	`lch(66.72, 25.88, 115.74)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(31.309, 36.263, 23.116)`
Decimal	`10397560`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9EA778, 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 #9EA778	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.25:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.54:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#9EA778 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.54:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.25:1	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 #9EA778 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9ea778; }
.text { color: #9ea778; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9ea778; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(158 167 120 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9ea778, #87a778); }

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Questions

What color is #9EA778?: #9EA778 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 #9EA778?: The RGB value is 158, 167, 120: 158 red, 167 green and 120 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9EA778?: The complementary color is #8178A7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9EA778?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.25:1 and white text 2.54:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.