What color is #9EB598?

#9EB598 is a light, grayish green, closest to the named color Copper Patina. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #9EB598?

The RGB value is 158, 181, 152: 158 red, 181 green and 152 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9EB598?

The complementary color is #AF98B5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9EB598?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.52:1 and white text 2.21:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#9EB598 color

#9EB598 rgb(158, 181, 152)

Shades of green

The hex color #9EB598 is a light, grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 62% red, 71% green and 59.6% blue (158, 181, 152).

Its hue angle is 108°, with 16% saturation and 65% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 13% cyan, 0% magenta, 16% yellow and 29% black.

The closest named color is Copper Patina (#9DB4A0), a difference of 3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.52:1).

#9EB598 color codes

HEX	`#9EB598`
RGB	`rgb(158, 181, 152)`
RGB percent	`rgb(62%, 71%, 59.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(108, 16%, 65%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(108, 16%, 71%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(13%, 0%, 16%, 29%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(71.27, -13.43, 12.16)`
CIE LCH	`lch(71.27, 18.12, 137.85)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(36.291, 42.583, 36.007)`
Decimal	`10401176`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9EB598, 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 #9EB598	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.52:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.21:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#9EB598 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.21:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.52:1	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 #9EB598 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9eb598; }
.text { color: #9eb598; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9eb598; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(158 181 152 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9eb598, #98b5a1); }

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Questions

What color is #9EB598?: #9EB598 is a light, grayish green, closest to the named color Copper Patina. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #9EB598?: The RGB value is 158, 181, 152: 158 red, 181 green and 152 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9EB598?: The complementary color is #AF98B5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9EB598?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.52:1 and white text 2.21:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.