What color is #9EBEAA?

#9EBEAA 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 #9EBEAA?

The RGB value is 158, 190, 170: 158 red, 190 green and 170 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9EBEAA?

The complementary color is #BE9EB2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9EBEAA?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.4:1 and white text 2.02:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#9EBEAA color

#9EBEAA rgb(158, 190, 170)

Shades of green

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

In the RGB color model it is made of 62% red, 74.5% green and 66.7% blue (158, 190, 170).

Its hue angle is 142°, with 20% saturation and 68% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 17% cyan, 0% magenta, 11% yellow and 25% black.

The closest named color is Gum Leaf (#ACC9B2), a difference of 3.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.4:1).

#9EBEAA color codes

HEX	`#9EBEAA`
RGB	`rgb(158, 190, 170)`
RGB percent	`rgb(62%, 74.5%, 66.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(142, 20%, 68%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(142, 17%, 75%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(17%, 0%, 11%, 25%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(74.19, -14.77, 6.52)`
CIE LCH	`lch(74.19, 16.15, 156.18)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(39.768, 46.997, 44.999)`
Decimal	`10403498`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9EBEAA, 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 #9EBEAA	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.4:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.02:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#9EBEAA as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.02:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.4:1	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 #9EBEAA looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9ebeaa; }
.text { color: #9ebeaa; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9ebeaa; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(158 190 170 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9ebeaa, #9ebeba); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Sea Green.

Questions

What color is #9EBEAA?: #9EBEAA 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 #9EBEAA?: The RGB value is 158, 190, 170: 158 red, 190 green and 170 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9EBEAA?: The complementary color is #BE9EB2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9EBEAA?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.4:1 and white text 2.02:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.