What color is #9EBDA0?

#9EBDA0 is a light, grayish green, closest to the named color Gum Leaf. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #9EBDA0?

The RGB value is 158, 189, 160: 158 red, 189 green and 160 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9EBDA0?

The complementary color is #BD9EBB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9EBDA0?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.24:1 and white text 2.05:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#9EBDA0 color

#9EBDA0 rgb(158, 189, 160)

Shades of green

The hex color #9EBDA0 is a light, grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 62% red, 74.1% green and 62.7% blue (158, 189, 160).

Its hue angle is 124°, with 19% saturation and 68% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 16% cyan, 0% magenta, 15% yellow and 26% black.

The closest named color is Gum Leaf (#ACC9B2), a difference of 4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.24:1).

#9EBDA0 color codes

HEX	`#9EBDA0`
RGB	`rgb(158, 189, 160)`
RGB percent	`rgb(62%, 74.1%, 62.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(124, 19%, 68%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(124, 16%, 74%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(16%, 0%, 15%, 26%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(73.68, -16.13, 11.22)`
CIE LCH	`lch(73.68, 19.65, 145.19)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(38.642, 46.202, 40.133)`
Decimal	`10403232`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9EBDA0, 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 #9EBDA0	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.24:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.05:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#9EBDA0 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.05:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.24:1	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 #9EBDA0 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9ebda0; }
.text { color: #9ebda0; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9ebda0; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(158 189 160 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9ebda0, #9ebdb0); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #9EBDA0?: #9EBDA0 is a light, grayish green, closest to the named color Gum Leaf. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #9EBDA0?: The RGB value is 158, 189, 160: 158 red, 189 green and 160 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9EBDA0?: The complementary color is #BD9EBB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9EBDA0?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.24:1 and white text 2.05:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.