What color is #9EAC9F?

#9EAC9F is a gray, closest to the named color Alpine Air. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #9EAC9F?

The RGB value is 158, 172, 159: 158 red, 172 green and 159 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9EAC9F?

The complementary color is #AC9EAB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9EAC9F?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.86:1 and white text 2.37:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#9EAC9F color

#9EAC9F rgb(158, 172, 159)

Shades of gray

The hex color #9EAC9F is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 62% red, 67.5% green and 62.4% blue (158, 172, 159).

Its hue angle is 124°, with 8% saturation and 65% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 8% cyan, 0% magenta, 8% yellow and 33% black.

The closest named color is Alpine Air (#A9B4A9), a difference of 2.9 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.86:1).

#9EAC9F color codes

HEX	`#9EAC9F`
RGB	`rgb(158, 172, 159)`
RGB percent	`rgb(62%, 67.5%, 62.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(124, 8%, 65%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(124, 8%, 67%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(8%, 0%, 8%, 33%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(68.95, -7.41, 5.01)`
CIE LCH	`lch(68.95, 8.95, 145.95)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(35.11, 39.277, 38.526)`
Decimal	`10398879`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9EAC9F, 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 #9EAC9F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.86:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.37:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#9EAC9F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.37:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.86:1	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 #9EAC9F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9eac9f; }
.text { color: #9eac9f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9eac9f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(158 172 159 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9eac9f, #9eaca6); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ash Gray.

Questions

What color is #9EAC9F?: #9EAC9F is a gray, closest to the named color Alpine Air. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #9EAC9F?: The RGB value is 158, 172, 159: 158 red, 172 green and 159 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9EAC9F?: The complementary color is #AC9EAB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9EAC9F?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.86:1 and white text 2.37:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.