What color is #9EB87E?

#9EB87E is a desaturated yellow-green, closest to the named color Around the Gills. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #9EB87E?

The RGB value is 158, 184, 126: 158 red, 184 green and 126 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9EB87E?

The complementary color is #987EB8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9EB87E?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.61:1 and white text 2.18:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#9EB87E color

#9EB87E rgb(158, 184, 126)

Shades of green

The hex color #9EB87E is a desaturated yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 62% red, 72.2% green and 49.4% blue (158, 184, 126).

Its hue angle is 87°, with 29% saturation and 61% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 14% cyan, 0% magenta, 32% yellow and 28% black.

The closest named color is Around the Gills (#A1B670), a difference of 3.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.61:1).

#9EB87E color codes

HEX	`#9EB87E`
RGB	`rgb(158, 184, 126)`
RGB percent	`rgb(62%, 72.2%, 49.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(87, 29%, 61%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(87, 32%, 72%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(14%, 0%, 32%, 28%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(71.59, -19.15, 26.62)`
CIE LCH	`lch(71.59, 32.8, 125.73)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(35.006, 43.056, 26.201)`
Decimal	`10401918`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9EB87E, 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 #9EB87E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.61:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.18:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#9EB87E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.18:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.61:1	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 #9EB87E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9eb87e; }
.text { color: #9eb87e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9eb87e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(158 184 126 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9eb87e, #81b87e); }

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Questions

What color is #9EB87E?: #9EB87E is a desaturated yellow-green, closest to the named color Around the Gills. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #9EB87E?: The RGB value is 158, 184, 126: 158 red, 184 green and 126 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9EB87E?: The complementary color is #987EB8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9EB87E?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.61:1 and white text 2.18:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.