What color is #9EBAAA?

#9EBAAA 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 #9EBAAA?

The RGB value is 158, 186, 170: 158 red, 186 green and 170 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9EBAAA?

The complementary color is #BA9EAE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9EBAAA?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.06:1 and white text 2.09:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#9EBAAA color

#9EBAAA rgb(158, 186, 170)

Shades of green

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

In the RGB color model it is made of 62% red, 72.9% green and 66.7% blue (158, 186, 170).

Its hue angle is 146°, with 17% saturation and 67% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 15% cyan, 0% magenta, 9% yellow and 27% black.

The closest named color is Copper Patina (#9DB4A0), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.06:1).

#9EBAAA color codes

HEX	`#9EBAAA`
RGB	`rgb(158, 186, 170)`
RGB percent	`rgb(62%, 72.9%, 66.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(146, 17%, 67%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(146, 15%, 73%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(15%, 0%, 9%, 27%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(73.08, -12.7, 4.93)`
CIE LCH	`lch(73.08, 13.62, 158.79)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(38.913, 45.288, 44.714)`
Decimal	`10402474`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9EBAAA, 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 #9EBAAA	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.06:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.09:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#9EBAAA as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.09:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.06:1	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 #9EBAAA looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9ebaaa; }
.text { color: #9ebaaa; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9ebaaa; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(158 186 170 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9ebaaa, #9ebab8); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ash Gray.

Questions

What color is #9EBAAA?: #9EBAAA 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 #9EBAAA?: The RGB value is 158, 186, 170: 158 red, 186 green and 170 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9EBAAA?: The complementary color is #BA9EAE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9EBAAA?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.06:1 and white text 2.09:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.