What color is #9EB074?

#9EB074 is a desaturated yellow-green, closest to the named color Matcha Mecha. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #9EB074?

The RGB value is 158, 176, 116: 158 red, 176 green and 116 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9EB074?

The complementary color is #8674B0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9EB074?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.92:1 and white text 2.36:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#9EB074 color

#9EB074 rgb(158, 176, 116)

Shades of green

The hex color #9EB074 is a desaturated yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 62% red, 69% green and 45.5% blue (158, 176, 116).

Its hue angle is 78°, with 28% saturation and 57% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 10% cyan, 0% magenta, 34% yellow and 31% black.

The closest named color is Matcha Mecha (#9FAF6C), a difference of 1.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

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

#9EB074 color codes

HEX	`#9EB074`
RGB	`rgb(158, 176, 116)`
RGB percent	`rgb(62%, 69%, 45.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(78, 28%, 57%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(78, 34%, 69%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(10%, 0%, 34%, 31%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(69.17, -16.48, 28.72)`
CIE LCH	`lch(69.17, 33.11, 119.85)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(32.778, 39.581, 22.433)`
Decimal	`10399860`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9EB074, 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 #9EB074	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.92:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.36:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#9EB074 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.36:1	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 #9EB074 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9eb074; }
.text { color: #9eb074; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9eb074; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(158 176 116 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9eb074, #80b074); }

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Questions

What color is #9EB074?: #9EB074 is a desaturated yellow-green, closest to the named color Matcha Mecha. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #9EB074?: The RGB value is 158, 176, 116: 158 red, 176 green and 116 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9EB074?: The complementary color is #8674B0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9EB074?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.92:1 and white text 2.36:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.