What color is #9EADA2?

#9EADA2 is a light, grayish green, closest to the named color Alpine Air. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #9EADA2?

The RGB value is 158, 173, 162: 158 red, 173 green and 162 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9EADA2?

The complementary color is #AD9EA9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9EADA2?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.95:1 and white text 2.35:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#9EADA2 color

#9EADA2 rgb(158, 173, 162)

Shades of gray

The hex color #9EADA2 is a light, grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 62% red, 67.8% green and 63.5% blue (158, 173, 162).

Its hue angle is 136°, with 8% saturation and 65% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 9% cyan, 0% magenta, 6% yellow and 32% black.

The closest named color is Alpine Air (#A9B4A9), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.95:1).

#9EADA2 color codes

HEX	`#9EADA2`
RGB	`rgb(158, 173, 162)`
RGB percent	`rgb(62%, 67.8%, 63.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(136, 8%, 65%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(136, 9%, 68%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(9%, 0%, 6%, 32%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(69.3, -7.38, 3.86)`
CIE LCH	`lch(69.3, 8.33, 152.39)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(35.564, 39.764, 39.977)`
Decimal	`10399138`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9EADA2, 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 #9EADA2	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.95:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.35:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#9EADA2 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.35:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.95:1	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 #9EADA2 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9eada2; }
.text { color: #9eada2; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9eada2; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(158 173 162 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9eada2, #9eadaa); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #9EADA2?: #9EADA2 is a light, grayish green, closest to the named color Alpine Air. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #9EADA2?: The RGB value is 158, 173, 162: 158 red, 173 green and 162 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9EADA2?: The complementary color is #AD9EA9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9EADA2?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.95:1 and white text 2.35:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.