Recognised as Colour
#9EA488
- #9EA488
- Green
- Dark
- Nearest: Dark grey
#9EA488 is a green with RGB values 158, 164, 136 and HSL 73°, 13%, 59%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark grey.
Colour values
#9EA488#9EA488
HEX#9EA488
RGBrgb(158, 164, 136)
RGB (0–1)0.6196, 0.6431, 0.5333
RGB percentages62%, 64.3%, 53.3%
HSLhsl(72.9, 13.3%, 58.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(72.9, 17.1%, 64.3%)
CMYK3.7%, 0%, 17.1%, 35.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,396,808
CSS custom property--colour: #9EA488;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.35598WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness159.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.12:1
Contrast with white2.59:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.12:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A1A1A1
Inverted#615B77
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.59:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.12:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familygreen
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#8E88A4
Analogous#A49C88, #90A488
Triadic#889EA4, #A4889E
Split complementary#8890A4, #9C88A4
Tetradic#88A49C, #8E88A4, #A48890
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R158
G164
B136
Red158 (62%)
Green164 (64.3%)
Blue136 (53.3%)
Hue72.86°
Saturation (HSL)13.33%
Lightness58.82%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 9E · G A4 · B 88
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