What color is #9EC0A6?

#9EC0A6 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 #9EC0A6?

The RGB value is 158, 192, 166: 158 red, 192 green and 166 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9EC0A6?

The complementary color is #C09EB8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9EC0A6?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.54:1 and white text 1.99:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#9EC0A6 color

#9EC0A6 rgb(158, 192, 166)

Shades of green

The hex color #9EC0A6 is a light, grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 62% red, 75.3% green and 65.1% blue (158, 192, 166).

Its hue angle is 134°, with 21% saturation and 69% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 18% cyan, 0% magenta, 14% 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 10.54:1).

#9EC0A6 color codes

HEX	`#9EC0A6`
RGB	`rgb(158, 192, 166)`
RGB percent	`rgb(62%, 75.3%, 65.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(134, 21%, 69%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(134, 18%, 75%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(18%, 0%, 14%, 25%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(74.65, -16.56, 9.35)`
CIE LCH	`lch(74.65, 19.02, 150.55)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(39.831, 47.721, 43.181)`
Decimal	`10404006`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9EC0A6, 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 #9EC0A6	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.54:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.99:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#9EC0A6 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.99:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.54:1	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 #9EC0A6 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9ec0a6; }
.text { color: #9ec0a6; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9ec0a6; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(158 192 166 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9ec0a6, #9ec0b7); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Sea Green.

Questions

What color is #9EC0A6?: #9EC0A6 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 #9EC0A6?: The RGB value is 158, 192, 166: 158 red, 192 green and 166 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9EC0A6?: The complementary color is #C09EB8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9EC0A6?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.54:1 and white text 1.99:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.