What color is #9EB079?

#9EB079 is a desaturated yellow-green, closest to the named color Estragon. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #9EB079?

The RGB value is 158, 176, 121: 158 red, 176 green and 121 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9EB079?

The complementary color is #8B79B0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9EB079?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.94:1 and white text 2.35:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#9EB079 color

#9EB079 rgb(158, 176, 121)

Shades of green

The hex color #9EB079 is a desaturated yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 62% red, 69% green and 47.5% blue (158, 176, 121).

Its hue angle is 80°, with 26% saturation and 58% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 10% cyan, 0% magenta, 31% yellow and 31% black.

The closest named color is Estragon (#A5AF76), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.94:1).

#9EB079 color codes

HEX	`#9EB079`
RGB	`rgb(158, 176, 121)`
RGB percent	`rgb(62%, 69%, 47.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(80, 26%, 58%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(80, 31%, 69%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(10%, 0%, 31%, 31%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(69.26, -15.79, 26.17)`
CIE LCH	`lch(69.26, 30.56, 121.1)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(33.077, 39.7, 24.006)`
Decimal	`10399865`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9EB079, 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 #9EB079	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.94:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.35:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#9EB079 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.35:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.94:1	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 #9EB079 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9eb079; }
.text { color: #9eb079; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9eb079; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(158 176 121 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9eb079, #83b079); }

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Questions

What color is #9EB079?: #9EB079 is a desaturated yellow-green, closest to the named color Estragon. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #9EB079?: The RGB value is 158, 176, 121: 158 red, 176 green and 121 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9EB079?: The complementary color is #8B79B0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9EB079?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.94:1 and white text 2.35:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.