What color is #9EBF87?

#9EBF87 is a light, desaturated green, closest to the named color Oh Pistachio. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #9EBF87?

The RGB value is 158, 191, 135: 158 red, 191 green and 135 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9EBF87?

The complementary color is #A887BF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9EBF87?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.26:1 and white text 2.05:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#9EBF87 color

#9EBF87 rgb(158, 191, 135)

Shades of green

The hex color #9EBF87 is a light, desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 62% red, 74.9% green and 52.9% blue (158, 191, 135).

Its hue angle is 95°, with 30% saturation and 64% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 17% cyan, 0% magenta, 29% yellow and 25% black.

The closest named color is Oh Pistachio (#ABCA99), a difference of 3.6 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.26:1).

#9EBF87 color codes

HEX	`#9EBF87`
RGB	`rgb(158, 191, 135)`
RGB percent	`rgb(62%, 74.9%, 52.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(95, 30%, 64%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(95, 29%, 75%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(17%, 0%, 29%, 25%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(73.73, -21.33, 24.71)`
CIE LCH	`lch(73.73, 32.64, 130.8)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(37.104, 46.279, 29.895)`
Decimal	`10403719`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9EBF87, 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 #9EBF87	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.26:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.05:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#9EBF87 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.05:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.26:1	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 #9EBF87 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9ebf87; }
.text { color: #9ebf87; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9ebf87; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(158 191 135 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9ebf87, #87bf8c); }

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Questions

What color is #9EBF87?: #9EBF87 is a light, desaturated green, closest to the named color Oh Pistachio. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #9EBF87?: The RGB value is 158, 191, 135: 158 red, 191 green and 135 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9EBF87?: The complementary color is #A887BF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9EBF87?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.26:1 and white text 2.05:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.