What color is #9EB490?

#9EB490 is a light, grayish green, closest to the named color Sage Green. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #9EB490?

The RGB value is 158, 180, 144: 158 red, 180 green and 144 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9EB490?

The complementary color is #A690B4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9EB490?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.39:1 and white text 2.24:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#9EB490 color

#9EB490 rgb(158, 180, 144)

Shades of green

The hex color #9EB490 is a light, grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 62% red, 70.6% green and 56.5% blue (158, 180, 144).

Its hue angle is 97°, with 19% saturation and 64% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 12% cyan, 0% magenta, 20% yellow and 29% black.

The closest named color is Sage Green (#9CAF88), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.39:1).

#9EB490 color codes

HEX	`#9EB490`
RGB	`rgb(158, 180, 144)`
RGB percent	`rgb(62%, 70.6%, 56.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(97, 19%, 64%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(97, 20%, 71%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(12%, 0%, 20%, 29%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(70.82, -14.29, 15.88)`
CIE LCH	`lch(70.82, 21.37, 131.98)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(35.455, 41.925, 32.605)`
Decimal	`10400912`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9EB490, 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 #9EB490	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.39:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.24:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#9EB490 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.24:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.39:1	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 #9EB490 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9eb490; }
.text { color: #9eb490; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9eb490; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(158 180 144 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9eb490, #90b494); }

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Questions

What color is #9EB490?: #9EB490 is a light, grayish green, closest to the named color Sage Green. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #9EB490?: The RGB value is 158, 180, 144: 158 red, 180 green and 144 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9EB490?: The complementary color is #A690B4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9EB490?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.39:1 and white text 2.24:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.