What color is #9EC4A9?

#9EC4A9 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 #9EC4A9?

The RGB value is 158, 196, 169: 158 red, 196 green and 169 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9EC4A9?

The complementary color is #C49EB9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9EC4A9?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.92:1 and white text 1.92:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#9EC4A9 color

#9EC4A9 rgb(158, 196, 169)

Shades of green

The hex color #9EC4A9 is a light, grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 62% red, 76.9% green and 66.3% blue (158, 196, 169).

Its hue angle is 137°, with 24% saturation and 69% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 19% cyan, 0% magenta, 14% yellow and 23% 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 10.92:1).

#9EC4A9 color codes

HEX	`#9EC4A9`
RGB	`rgb(158, 196, 169)`
RGB percent	`rgb(62%, 76.9%, 66.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(137, 24%, 69%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(137, 19%, 77%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(19%, 0%, 14%, 23%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(75.83, -18.03, 9.41)`
CIE LCH	`lch(75.83, 20.34, 152.43)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(41, 49.612, 44.944)`
Decimal	`10405033`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9EC4A9, 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 #9EC4A9	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.92:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.92:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#9EC4A9 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.92:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.92:1	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 #9EC4A9 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9ec4a9; }
.text { color: #9ec4a9; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9ec4a9; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(158 196 169 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9ec4a9, #9ec4bc); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Sea Green.

Questions

What color is #9EC4A9?: #9EC4A9 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 #9EC4A9?: The RGB value is 158, 196, 169: 158 red, 196 green and 169 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9EC4A9?: The complementary color is #C49EB9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9EC4A9?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.92:1 and white text 1.92:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.