What color is #9EC2AF?

#9EC2AF 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 #9EC2AF?

The RGB value is 158, 194, 175: 158 red, 194 green and 175 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9EC2AF?

The complementary color is #C29EB1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9EC2AF?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.79:1 and white text 1.95:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#9EC2AF color

#9EC2AF rgb(158, 194, 175)

Shades of green

The hex color #9EC2AF is a light, grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 62% red, 76.1% green and 68.6% blue (158, 194, 175).

Its hue angle is 148°, with 23% saturation and 69% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 19% cyan, 0% magenta, 10% yellow and 24% black.

The closest named color is Gum Leaf (#ACC9B2), a difference of 3.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.79:1).

#9EC2AF color codes

HEX	`#9EC2AF`
RGB	`rgb(158, 194, 175)`
RGB percent	`rgb(62%, 76.1%, 68.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(148, 23%, 69%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(148, 19%, 76%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(19%, 0%, 10%, 24%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(75.42, -15.86, 5.58)`
CIE LCH	`lch(75.42, 16.81, 160.61)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(41.128, 48.947, 47.83)`
Decimal	`10404527`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9EC2AF, 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 #9EC2AF	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.79:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.95:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#9EC2AF as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.95:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.79:1	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 #9EC2AF looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9ec2af; }
.text { color: #9ec2af; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9ec2af; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(158 194 175 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9ec2af, #9ec2c1); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Sea Green.

Questions

What color is #9EC2AF?: #9EC2AF 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 #9EC2AF?: The RGB value is 158, 194, 175: 158 red, 194 green and 175 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9EC2AF?: The complementary color is #C29EB1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9EC2AF?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.79:1 and white text 1.95:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.