What color is #9EBEAD?

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

What is the RGB value of #9EBEAD?

The RGB value is 158, 190, 173: 158 red, 190 green and 173 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9EBEAD?

The complementary color is #BE9EAF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9EBEAD?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.42:1 and white text 2.01:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#9EBEAD color

#9EBEAD rgb(158, 190, 173)

Shades of green

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

In the RGB color model it is made of 62% red, 74.5% green and 67.8% blue (158, 190, 173).

Its hue angle is 148°, with 20% saturation and 68% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 17% cyan, 0% magenta, 9% yellow and 25% black.

The closest named color is Lichen (#8EBAA6), a difference of 3.6 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.42:1).

#9EBEAD color codes

HEX	`#9EBEAD`
RGB	`rgb(158, 190, 173)`
RGB percent	`rgb(62%, 74.5%, 67.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(148, 20%, 68%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(148, 17%, 75%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(17%, 0%, 9%, 25%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(74.26, -14.19, 5)`
CIE LCH	`lch(74.26, 15.05, 160.59)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(40.055, 47.112, 46.51)`
Decimal	`10403501`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9EBEAD, 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 #9EBEAD	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.42:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.01:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#9EBEAD as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.01:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.42:1	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 #9EBEAD looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9ebead; }
.text { color: #9ebead; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9ebead; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(158 190 173 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9ebead, #9ebebd); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ash Gray.

Questions

What color is #9EBEAD?: #9EBEAD is a light, grayish green, closest to the named color Lichen. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #9EBEAD?: The RGB value is 158, 190, 173: 158 red, 190 green and 173 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9EBEAD?: The complementary color is #BE9EAF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9EBEAD?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.42:1 and white text 2.01:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.