What color is #9EAFA4?

#9EAFA4 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 #9EAFA4?

The RGB value is 158, 175, 164: 158 red, 175 green and 164 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9EAFA4?

The complementary color is #AF9EA9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9EAFA4?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.12:1 and white text 2.3:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#9EAFA4 color

#9EAFA4 rgb(158, 175, 164)

Shades of gray

The hex color #9EAFA4 is a light, grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 62% red, 68.6% green and 64.3% blue (158, 175, 164).

Its hue angle is 141°, with 10% saturation and 65% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 10% cyan, 0% magenta, 6% yellow and 31% 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 9.12:1).

#9EAFA4 color codes

HEX	`#9EAFA4`
RGB	`rgb(158, 175, 164)`
RGB percent	`rgb(62%, 68.6%, 64.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(141, 10%, 65%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(141, 10%, 69%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(10%, 0%, 6%, 31%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(69.9, -8.06, 3.62)`
CIE LCH	`lch(69.9, 8.84, 155.81)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(36.13, 40.609, 41.05)`
Decimal	`10399652`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9EAFA4, 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 #9EAFA4	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.12:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.3:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#9EAFA4 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.3:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.12:1	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 #9EAFA4 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9eafa4; }
.text { color: #9eafa4; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9eafa4; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(158 175 164 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9eafa4, #9eafad); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #9EAFA4?: #9EAFA4 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 #9EAFA4?: The RGB value is 158, 175, 164: 158 red, 175 green and 164 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9EAFA4?: The complementary color is #AF9EA9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9EAFA4?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.12:1 and white text 2.3:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.