What color is #9EA89A?

#9EA89A is a gray, closest to the named color Moorland. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #9EA89A?

The RGB value is 158, 168, 154: 158 red, 168 green and 154 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9EA89A?

The complementary color is #A49AA8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9EA89A?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.52:1 and white text 2.46:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#9EA89A color

#9EA89A rgb(158, 168, 154)

Shades of gray

The hex color #9EA89A is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 62% red, 65.9% green and 60.4% blue (158, 168, 154).

Its hue angle is 103°, with 7% saturation and 63% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 6% cyan, 0% magenta, 8% yellow and 34% black.

The closest named color is Moorland (#A6AB9B), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.52:1).

#9EA89A color codes

HEX	`#9EA89A`
RGB	`rgb(158, 168, 154)`
RGB percent	`rgb(62%, 65.9%, 60.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(103, 7%, 63%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(103, 8%, 66%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(6%, 0%, 8%, 34%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(67.73, -6.2, 6.02)`
CIE LCH	`lch(67.73, 8.64, 135.83)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(33.935, 37.607, 36.037)`
Decimal	`10397850`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9EA89A, 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 #9EA89A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.52:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.46:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#9EA89A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.46:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.52:1	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 #9EA89A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9ea89a; }
.text { color: #9ea89a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9ea89a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(158 168 154 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9ea89a, #9aa89d); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ash Gray.

Questions

What color is #9EA89A?: #9EA89A is a gray, closest to the named color Moorland. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #9EA89A?: The RGB value is 158, 168, 154: 158 red, 168 green and 154 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9EA89A?: The complementary color is #A49AA8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9EA89A?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.52:1 and white text 2.46:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.