What color is #9EB587?

#9EB587 is a grayish green, closest to the named color Norway. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #9EB587?

The RGB value is 158, 181, 135: 158 red, 181 green and 135 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9EB587?

The complementary color is #9E87B5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9EB587?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.41:1 and white text 2.23:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#9EB587 color

#9EB587 rgb(158, 181, 135)

Shades of green

The hex color #9EB587 is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 62% red, 71% green and 52.9% blue (158, 181, 135).

Its hue angle is 90°, with 24% saturation and 62% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 13% cyan, 0% magenta, 25% yellow and 29% black.

The closest named color is Norway (#A4B88F), a difference of 1.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.41:1).

#9EB587 color codes

HEX	`#9EB587`
RGB	`rgb(158, 181, 135)`
RGB percent	`rgb(62%, 71%, 52.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(90, 24%, 62%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(90, 25%, 71%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(13%, 0%, 25%, 29%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(70.92, -16.27, 20.89)`
CIE LCH	`lch(70.92, 26.48, 127.91)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(34.997, 42.066, 29.193)`
Decimal	`10401159`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9EB587, 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 #9EB587	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.41:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.23:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#9EB587 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.23:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.41:1	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 #9EB587 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9eb587; }
.text { color: #9eb587; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9eb587; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(158 181 135 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9eb587, #87b587); }

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Questions

What color is #9EB587?: #9EB587 is a grayish green, closest to the named color Norway. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #9EB587?: The RGB value is 158, 181, 135: 158 red, 181 green and 135 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9EB587?: The complementary color is #9E87B5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9EB587?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.41:1 and white text 2.23:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.