What color is #9EBAA0?

#9EBAA0 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 #9EBAA0?

The RGB value is 158, 186, 160: 158 red, 186 green and 160 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9EBAA0?

The complementary color is #BA9EB8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9EBAA0?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.98:1 and white text 2.1:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#9EBAA0 color

#9EBAA0 rgb(158, 186, 160)

Shades of green

The hex color #9EBAA0 is a light, grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 62% red, 72.9% green and 62.7% blue (158, 186, 160).

Its hue angle is 124°, with 17% saturation and 67% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 15% cyan, 0% magenta, 14% yellow and 27% black.

The closest named color is Copper Patina (#9DB4A0), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.98:1).

#9EBAA0 color codes

HEX	`#9EBAA0`
RGB	`rgb(158, 186, 160)`
RGB percent	`rgb(62%, 72.9%, 62.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(124, 17%, 67%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(124, 15%, 73%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(15%, 0%, 14%, 27%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(72.84, -14.59, 10.03)`
CIE LCH	`lch(72.84, 17.7, 145.48)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(38.003, 44.924, 39.92)`
Decimal	`10402464`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9EBAA0, 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 #9EBAA0	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.98:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.1:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#9EBAA0 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.1:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.98:1	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 #9EBAA0 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9ebaa0; }
.text { color: #9ebaa0; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9ebaa0; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(158 186 160 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9ebaa0, #9ebaae); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Sage Green.

Questions

What color is #9EBAA0?: #9EBAA0 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 #9EBAA0?: The RGB value is 158, 186, 160: 158 red, 186 green and 160 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9EBAA0?: The complementary color is #BA9EB8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9EBAA0?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.98:1 and white text 2.1:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.