What color is #9EAA4A?

#9EAA4A is a desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Springtide Melodies. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #9EAA4A?

The RGB value is 158, 170, 74: 158 red, 170 green and 74 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9EAA4A?

The complementary color is #564AAA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9EAA4A?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.3:1 and white text 2.53:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#9EAA4A color

#9EAA4A rgb(158, 170, 74)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #9EAA4A is a desaturated yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 62% red, 66.7% green and 29% blue (158, 170, 74).

Its hue angle is 68°, with 39% saturation and 48% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 7% cyan, 0% magenta, 56% yellow and 33% black.

The closest named color is Springtide Melodies (#9AA955), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.3:1).

#9EAA4A color codes

HEX	`#9EAA4A`
RGB	`rgb(158, 170, 74)`
RGB percent	`rgb(62%, 66.7%, 29%)`
HSL	`hsl(68, 39%, 48%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(68, 56%, 67%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(7%, 0%, 56%, 33%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(66.91, -18.03, 47.17)`
CIE LCH	`lch(66.91, 50.5, 110.92)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(29.712, 36.513, 11.96)`
Decimal	`10398282`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9EAA4A, 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 #9EAA4A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.3:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.53:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#9EAA4A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.53:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.3:1	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 #9EAA4A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9eaa4a; }
.text { color: #9eaa4a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9eaa4a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(158 170 74 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9eaa4a, #6eaa4a); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Matcha.

Questions

What color is #9EAA4A?: #9EAA4A is a desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Springtide Melodies. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #9EAA4A?: The RGB value is 158, 170, 74: 158 red, 170 green and 74 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9EAA4A?: The complementary color is #564AAA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9EAA4A?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.3:1 and white text 2.53:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.