What color is #9EBBA4?

#9EBBA4 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 #9EBBA4?

The RGB value is 158, 187, 164: 158 red, 187 green and 164 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9EBBA4?

The complementary color is #BB9EB5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9EBBA4?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.1:1 and white text 2.08:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#9EBBA4 color

#9EBBA4 rgb(158, 187, 164)

Shades of green

The hex color #9EBBA4 is a light, grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 62% red, 73.3% green and 64.3% blue (158, 187, 164).

Its hue angle is 132°, with 18% saturation and 68% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 16% cyan, 0% magenta, 12% yellow and 27% 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 10.1:1).

#9EBBA4 color codes

HEX	`#9EBBA4`
RGB	`rgb(158, 187, 164)`
RGB percent	`rgb(62%, 73.3%, 64.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(132, 18%, 68%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(132, 16%, 73%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(16%, 0%, 12%, 27%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(73.21, -14.36, 8.39)`
CIE LCH	`lch(73.21, 16.63, 149.72)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(38.57, 45.489, 41.863)`
Decimal	`10402724`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9EBBA4, 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 #9EBBA4	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.1:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.08:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#9EBBA4 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.08:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.1:1	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 #9EBBA4 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9ebba4; }
.text { color: #9ebba4; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9ebba4; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(158 187 164 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9ebba4, #9ebbb3); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Sage Green.

Questions

What color is #9EBBA4?: #9EBBA4 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 #9EBBA4?: The RGB value is 158, 187, 164: 158 red, 187 green and 164 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9EBBA4?: The complementary color is #BB9EB5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9EBBA4?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.1:1 and white text 2.08:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.