What color is #9EB083?

#9EB083 is a grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Sage Green. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #9EB083?

The RGB value is 158, 176, 131: 158 red, 176 green and 131 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9EB083?

The complementary color is #9583B0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9EB083?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.99:1 and white text 2.34:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#9EB083 color

#9EB083 rgb(158, 176, 131)

Shades of green

The hex color #9EB083 is a grayish yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 62% red, 69% green and 51.4% blue (158, 176, 131).

Its hue angle is 84°, with 22% saturation and 60% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 10% cyan, 0% magenta, 26% yellow and 31% black.

The closest named color is Sage Green (#9CAF88), a difference of 1.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.99:1).

#9EB083 color codes

HEX	`#9EB083`
RGB	`rgb(158, 176, 131)`
RGB percent	`rgb(62%, 69%, 51.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(84, 22%, 60%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(84, 26%, 69%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(10%, 0%, 26%, 31%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(69.44, -14.31, 21.04)`
CIE LCH	`lch(69.44, 25.44, 124.22)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(33.722, 39.958, 27.404)`
Decimal	`10399875`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9EB083, 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 #9EB083	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.99:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.34:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#9EB083 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.34:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.99:1	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 #9EB083 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9eb083; }
.text { color: #9eb083; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9eb083; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(158 176 131 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9eb083, #88b083); }

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Questions

What color is #9EB083?: #9EB083 is a grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Sage Green. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #9EB083?: The RGB value is 158, 176, 131: 158 red, 176 green and 131 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9EB083?: The complementary color is #9583B0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9EB083?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.99:1 and white text 2.34:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.