What color is #9EAC8B?

#9EAC8B is a grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Rooftop Garden. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #9EAC8B?

The RGB value is 158, 172, 139: 158 red, 172 green and 139 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9EAC8B?

The complementary color is #998BAC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9EAC8B?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.73:1 and white text 2.41:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#9EAC8B color

#9EAC8B rgb(158, 172, 139)

Shades of green

The hex color #9EAC8B is a grayish yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 62% red, 67.5% green and 54.5% blue (158, 172, 139).

Its hue angle is 85°, with 17% saturation and 61% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 8% cyan, 0% magenta, 19% yellow and 33% black.

The closest named color is Rooftop Garden (#9EAD92), a difference of 2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.73:1).

#9EAC8B color codes

HEX	`#9EAC8B`
RGB	`rgb(158, 172, 139)`
RGB percent	`rgb(62%, 67.5%, 54.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(85, 17%, 61%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(85, 19%, 67%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(8%, 0%, 19%, 33%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(68.49, -10.94, 15.36)`
CIE LCH	`lch(68.49, 18.86, 125.46)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(33.513, 38.638, 30.113)`
Decimal	`10398859`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9EAC8B, 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 #9EAC8B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.73:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.41:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#9EAC8B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.41:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.73:1	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 #9EAC8B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9eac8b; }
.text { color: #9eac8b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9eac8b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(158 172 139 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9eac8b, #8eac8b); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #9EAC8B?: #9EAC8B is a grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Rooftop Garden. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #9EAC8B?: The RGB value is 158, 172, 139: 158 red, 172 green and 139 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9EAC8B?: The complementary color is #998BAC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9EAC8B?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.73:1 and white text 2.41:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.