#9EA299
Closest named color: Cement (#A5A391). oklch(70.6% 0.014 126.5), rgb(158, 162, 153).
Aa
Black text reads best on this color (8.08:1).
About this color
#9EA299 is a medium-light close to neutral grey. In OKLCH its lightness is 71%, its chroma 0.014. It has too little chroma to lean warm or cool. The nearest named color is Cement (#A5A391), ΔE 0.015 away. Black text reads best on it, at 8.08:1.
| Hue family | Neutrals |
| Lightness | medium-light (71%) |
| Chroma | close to neutral grey (0.014) |
| Temperature | neutral |
| Nearest name | Cement (#A5A391) |
| Black text | 8.08:1 |
| White text | 2.59:1 |
Values
| HEX | #9EA299 |
| RGB | rgb(158, 162, 153) |
| HSL | hsl(87, 5%, 62%) |
| OKLCH | oklch(70.6% 0.014 126.5) |
Contrast
WCAG 2 contrast ratios are the conformance target: AA needs 4.5:1 for body text and 3:1 for large text, AAA needs 7:1. APCA Lc values are supplementary guidance from the WCAG 3 drafts.
| Pair | WCAG 2 | Result | APCA | APCA guidance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| White text on #9EA299 | 2.59:1 | Fails | Lc -55.9 | Large or bold text, headings |
| Black text on #9EA299 | 8.08:1 | AAA | Lc 53.2 | Large or bold text, headings |
| #9EA299 text on white | 2.59:1 | Fails | Lc 50.8 | Large or bold text, headings |
| #9EA299 text on black | 8.08:1 | AAA | Lc -51.1 | Large or bold text, headings |
Tints and shades
A 50–950 scale built in OKLCH: the hue is held, lightness follows a Tailwind v4-like curve, and every step is kept inside the sRGB gamut. This color sits at step 400.
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Step 50
50
#F5F5F5
oklch(97% 0 0)
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Step 100
100
#E9EAE8
oklch(93.6% 0.003 128.5)
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Step 200
200
#D8DAD6
oklch(88.6% 0.006 128.5)
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Step 300
300
#BFC2BC
oklch(81% 0.009 128.6)
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Step 400
400 (this color)
#9EA299
oklch(70.6% 0.014 126.5)
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Step 500
500
#878C80
oklch(63.2% 0.019 125.5)
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Step 600
600
#70756A
oklch(55.5% 0.018 127)
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Step 700
700
#5E6358
oklch(49.2% 0.018 127.1)
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Step 800
800
#4D5148
oklch(42.8% 0.015 126.7)
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Step 900
900
#40433C
oklch(37.8% 0.012 126)
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Step 950
950
#252723
oklch(26.9% 0.008 128.8)
#9EA299 with color blindness
Simulated with the Machado et al. (2009) model. ΔE is how far the color moves: below about 0.02 you would not notice a change.
| Vision | Seen as | Shift (ΔE) |
|---|---|---|
| Protanopia (no red cones) | #A3A199 | 0.007 |
| Deuteranopia (no green cones) | #A3A099 | 0.009 |
| Tritanopia (no blue cones) | #9FA19F | 0.010 |
| Achromatopsia (no color) | #A1A1A1 | 0.014 |
Harmonies
Hue rotations in OKLCH that keep this color's lightness and chroma.
This color is close to neutral, so it has no meaningful hue to rotate. Hue harmonies are omitted.
Palettes with this color
Curated palettes that contain a color within ΔE 0.04 (OKLab) of #9EA299, closest first.
Similar named colors
The eight closest entries in our named color list, with their ΔE distance.
- Cement #A5A391 ΔE 0.015
- Pewter #96A8A1 ΔE 0.018
- Cool Grey #95A3A6 ΔE 0.021
- Dark Gray #A9A9A9 ΔE 0.032
- Stone #ADA587 ΔE 0.035
- Cool Steel #97A7B3 ΔE 0.036
- Bland #AFA88B ΔE 0.038
- Mushroom #BA9E88 ΔE 0.044
Use #9EA299 in your product
Turn it into light and dark UI roles checked for contrast, then export to Tailwind v4, shadcn/ui, CSS or design tokens.