What color is #9EAE92?

#9EAE92 is a light, grayish green, closest to the named color Rooftop Garden. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #9EAE92?

The RGB value is 158, 174, 146: 158 red, 174 green and 146 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9EAE92?

The complementary color is #A292AE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9EAE92?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.92:1 and white text 2.35:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#9EAE92 color

#9EAE92 rgb(158, 174, 146)

Shades of green

The hex color #9EAE92 is a light, grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 62% red, 68.2% green and 57.3% blue (158, 174, 146).

Its hue angle is 94°, with 15% saturation and 63% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 9% cyan, 0% magenta, 16% yellow and 32% black.

The closest named color is Rooftop Garden (#9EAD92), a difference of 0.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.92:1).

#9EAE92 color codes

HEX	`#9EAE92`
RGB	`rgb(158, 174, 146)`
RGB percent	`rgb(62%, 68.2%, 57.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(94, 15%, 63%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(94, 16%, 68%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(9%, 0%, 16%, 32%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(69.2, -10.82, 12.52)`
CIE LCH	`lch(69.2, 16.54, 130.83)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(34.424, 39.616, 33.022)`
Decimal	`10399378`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9EAE92, 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 #9EAE92	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.92:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.35:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#9EAE92 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.35:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.92:1	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 #9EAE92 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9eae92; }
.text { color: #9eae92; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9eae92; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(158 174 146 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9eae92, #92ae94); }

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Questions

What color is #9EAE92?: #9EAE92 is a light, grayish green, closest to the named color Rooftop Garden. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #9EAE92?: The RGB value is 158, 174, 146: 158 red, 174 green and 146 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9EAE92?: The complementary color is #A292AE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9EAE92?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.92:1 and white text 2.35:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.