What color is #9EA89B?

#9EA89B is a gray, closest to the named color Moorland. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #9EA89B?

The RGB value is 158, 168, 155: 158 red, 168 green and 155 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9EA89B?

The complementary color is #A59BA8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9EA89B?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.53:1 and white text 2.46:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#9EA89B color

#9EA89B rgb(158, 168, 155)

Shades of gray

The hex color #9EA89B is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 62% red, 65.9% green and 60.8% blue (158, 168, 155).

Its hue angle is 106°, 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 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.53:1).

#9EA89B color codes

HEX	`#9EA89B`
RGB	`rgb(158, 168, 155)`
RGB percent	`rgb(62%, 65.9%, 60.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(106, 7%, 63%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(106, 8%, 66%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(6%, 0%, 8%, 34%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(67.75, -6.01, 5.5)`
CIE LCH	`lch(67.75, 8.15, 137.55)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(34.019, 37.641, 36.477)`
Decimal	`10397851`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9EA89B, 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 #9EA89B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.53:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.46:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#9EA89B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.46:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.53:1	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 #9EA89B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9ea89b; }
.text { color: #9ea89b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9ea89b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(158 168 155 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9ea89b, #9ba89e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ash Gray.

Questions

What color is #9EA89B?: #9EA89B is a gray, closest to the named color Moorland. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #9EA89B?: The RGB value is 158, 168, 155: 158 red, 168 green and 155 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9EA89B?: The complementary color is #A59BA8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9EA89B?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.53:1 and white text 2.46:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.