What color is #9EB5A4?

#9EB5A4 is a light, grayish green, closest to the named color Copper Patina. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #9EB5A4?

The RGB value is 158, 181, 164: 158 red, 181 green and 164 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9EB5A4?

The complementary color is #B59EAF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9EB5A4?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.6:1 and white text 2.19:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#9EB5A4 color

#9EB5A4 rgb(158, 181, 164)

Shades of gray

The hex color #9EB5A4 is a light, grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 62% red, 71% green and 64.3% blue (158, 181, 164).

Its hue angle is 136°, with 13% saturation and 66% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 13% cyan, 0% magenta, 9% yellow and 29% black.

The closest named color is Copper Patina (#9DB4A0), a difference of 1.2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.6:1).

#9EB5A4 color codes

HEX	`#9EB5A4`
RGB	`rgb(158, 181, 164)`
RGB percent	`rgb(62%, 71%, 64.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(136, 13%, 66%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(136, 13%, 71%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(13%, 0%, 9%, 29%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(71.55, -11.24, 6.01)`
CIE LCH	`lch(71.55, 12.74, 151.88)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(37.324, 42.997, 41.448)`
Decimal	`10401188`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9EB5A4, 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 #9EB5A4	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.6:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.19:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#9EB5A4 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.19:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.6:1	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 #9EB5A4 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9eb5a4; }
.text { color: #9eb5a4; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9eb5a4; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(158 181 164 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9eb5a4, #9eb5b0); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ash Gray.

Questions

What color is #9EB5A4?: #9EB5A4 is a light, grayish green, closest to the named color Copper Patina. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #9EB5A4?: The RGB value is 158, 181, 164: 158 red, 181 green and 164 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9EB5A4?: The complementary color is #B59EAF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9EB5A4?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.6:1 and white text 2.19:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.