What color is #9EAD8B?

#9EAD8B is a grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Sage Green. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #9EAD8B?

The RGB value is 158, 173, 139: 158 red, 173 green and 139 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9EAD8B?

The complementary color is #9A8BAD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9EAD8B?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.8:1 and white text 2.39:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#9EAD8B color

#9EAD8B rgb(158, 173, 139)

Shades of green

The hex color #9EAD8B is a grayish yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 62% red, 67.8% green and 54.5% blue (158, 173, 139).

Its hue angle is 86°, with 17% saturation and 61% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 9% cyan, 0% magenta, 20% yellow and 32% black.

The closest named color is Sage Green (#9CAF88), a difference of 1.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.8:1).

#9EAD8B color codes

HEX	`#9EAD8B`
RGB	`rgb(158, 173, 139)`
RGB percent	`rgb(62%, 67.8%, 54.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(86, 17%, 61%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(86, 20%, 68%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(9%, 0%, 20%, 32%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(68.77, -11.47, 15.75)`
CIE LCH	`lch(68.77, 19.48, 126.06)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(33.704, 39.02, 30.177)`
Decimal	`10399115`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9EAD8B, 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 #9EAD8B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.8:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.39:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#9EAD8B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.39:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.8:1	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 #9EAD8B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9ead8b; }
.text { color: #9ead8b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9ead8b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(158 173 139 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9ead8b, #8dad8b); }

Background

Text color

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Questions

What color is #9EAD8B?: #9EAD8B is a grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Sage Green. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #9EAD8B?: The RGB value is 158, 173, 139: 158 red, 173 green and 139 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9EAD8B?: The complementary color is #9A8BAD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9EAD8B?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.8:1 and white text 2.39:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.