What color is #9EBFA7?

#9EBFA7 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 #9EBFA7?

The RGB value is 158, 191, 167: 158 red, 191 green and 167 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9EBFA7?

The complementary color is #BF9EB6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9EBFA7?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.46:1 and white text 2.01:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#9EBFA7 color

#9EBFA7 rgb(158, 191, 167)

Shades of green

The hex color #9EBFA7 is a light, grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 62% red, 74.9% green and 65.5% blue (158, 191, 167).

Its hue angle is 136°, with 20% saturation and 68% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 17% cyan, 0% magenta, 13% yellow and 25% black.

The closest named color is Gum Leaf (#ACC9B2), a difference of 3.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.46:1).

#9EBFA7 color codes

HEX	`#9EBFA7`
RGB	`rgb(158, 191, 167)`
RGB percent	`rgb(62%, 74.9%, 65.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(136, 20%, 68%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(136, 17%, 75%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(17%, 0%, 13%, 25%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(74.39, -15.86, 8.44)`
CIE LCH	`lch(74.39, 17.97, 151.96)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(39.705, 47.32, 43.593)`
Decimal	`10403751`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9EBFA7, 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 #9EBFA7	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.46:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.01:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#9EBFA7 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.01:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.46:1	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 #9EBFA7 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9ebfa7; }
.text { color: #9ebfa7; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9ebfa7; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(158 191 167 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9ebfa7, #9ebfb8); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Sea Green.

Questions

What color is #9EBFA7?: #9EBFA7 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 #9EBFA7?: The RGB value is 158, 191, 167: 158 red, 191 green and 167 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9EBFA7?: The complementary color is #BF9EB6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9EBFA7?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.46:1 and white text 2.01:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.