What color is #9EB382?

#9EB382 is a grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Norway. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #9EB382?

The RGB value is 158, 179, 130: 158 red, 179 green and 130 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9EB382?

The complementary color is #9782B3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9EB382?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.22:1 and white text 2.28:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#9EB382 color

#9EB382 rgb(158, 179, 130)

Shades of green

The hex color #9EB382 is a grayish yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 62% red, 70.2% green and 51% blue (158, 179, 130).

Its hue angle is 86°, with 24% saturation and 61% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 12% cyan, 0% magenta, 27% yellow and 30% black.

The closest named color is Norway (#A4B88F), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.22:1).

#9EB382 color codes

HEX	`#9EB382`
RGB	`rgb(158, 179, 130)`
RGB percent	`rgb(62%, 70.2%, 51%)`
HSL	`hsl(86, 24%, 61%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(86, 27%, 70%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(12%, 0%, 27%, 30%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(70.26, -16.01, 22.69)`
CIE LCH	`lch(70.26, 27.77, 125.21)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(34.249, 41.121, 27.248)`
Decimal	`10400642`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9EB382, 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 #9EB382	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.22:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.28:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#9EB382 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.28:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.22:1	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 #9EB382 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9eb382; }
.text { color: #9eb382; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9eb382; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(158 179 130 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9eb382, #85b382); }

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Questions

What color is #9EB382?: #9EB382 is a grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Norway. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #9EB382?: The RGB value is 158, 179, 130: 158 red, 179 green and 130 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9EB382?: The complementary color is #9782B3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9EB382?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.22:1 and white text 2.28:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.