What color is #9EBB98?

#9EBB98 is a light, grayish green, closest to the named color Norway. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #9EBB98?

The RGB value is 158, 187, 152: 158 red, 187 green and 152 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9EBB98?

The complementary color is #B598BB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9EBB98?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.02:1 and white text 2.1:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#9EBB98 color

#9EBB98 rgb(158, 187, 152)

Shades of green

The hex color #9EBB98 is a light, grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 62% red, 73.3% green and 59.6% blue (158, 187, 152).

Its hue angle is 110°, with 20% saturation and 66% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 16% cyan, 0% magenta, 19% yellow and 27% black.

The closest named color is Norway (#A4B88F), a difference of 3.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.02:1).

#9EBB98 color codes

HEX	`#9EBB98`
RGB	`rgb(158, 187, 152)`
RGB percent	`rgb(62%, 73.3%, 59.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(110, 20%, 66%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(110, 19%, 73%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(16%, 0%, 19%, 27%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(72.94, -16.53, 14.51)`
CIE LCH	`lch(72.94, 22, 138.72)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(37.537, 45.076, 36.423)`
Decimal	`10402712`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9EBB98, 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 #9EBB98	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.02:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.1:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#9EBB98 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.1:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.02:1	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 #9EBB98 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9ebb98; }
.text { color: #9ebb98; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9ebb98; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(158 187 152 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9ebb98, #98bba3); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #9EBB98?: #9EBB98 is a light, grayish green, closest to the named color Norway. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #9EBB98?: The RGB value is 158, 187, 152: 158 red, 187 green and 152 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9EBB98?: The complementary color is #B598BB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9EBB98?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.02:1 and white text 2.1:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.