What color is #9EB79C?

#9EB79C 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 #9EB79C?

The RGB value is 158, 183, 156: 158 red, 183 green and 156 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9EB79C?

The complementary color is #B59CB7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9EB79C?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.71:1 and white text 2.16:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#9EB79C color

#9EB79C rgb(158, 183, 156)

Shades of green

The hex color #9EB79C is a light, grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 62% red, 71.8% green and 61.2% blue (158, 183, 156).

Its hue angle is 116°, with 16% saturation and 66% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 14% cyan, 0% magenta, 15% yellow and 28% black.

The closest named color is Copper Patina (#9DB4A0), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.71:1).

#9EB79C color codes

HEX	`#9EB79C`
RGB	`rgb(158, 183, 156)`
RGB percent	`rgb(62%, 71.8%, 61.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(116, 16%, 66%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(116, 15%, 72%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(14%, 0%, 15%, 28%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(71.92, -13.76, 10.9)`
CIE LCH	`lch(71.92, 17.55, 141.63)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(37.034, 43.536, 37.898)`
Decimal	`10401692`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9EB79C, 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 #9EB79C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.71:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.16:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#9EB79C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.16:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.71:1	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 #9EB79C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9eb79c; }
.text { color: #9eb79c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9eb79c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(158 183 156 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9eb79c, #9cb7a8); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #9EB79C?: #9EB79C 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 #9EB79C?: The RGB value is 158, 183, 156: 158 red, 183 green and 156 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9EB79C?: The complementary color is #B59CB7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9EB79C?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.71:1 and white text 2.16:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.