#8a9779

Color #8a9779

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning medium green.

Closest named color Dark Sea Green #8fbc8f · ΔE 18.07 Nearest Tailwind class olive-500 #7c7c67 · ΔE 10.6

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Conversions

HEX

#8a9779

RGB

rgb(138, 151, 121)

HSL

hsl(86, 12.6%, 53.3%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(86, 19.9%, 59.2%)

CMYK

cmyk(8.6%, 0%, 19.9%, 40.8%)

LAB

lab(60.71, -10.29, 14.28)

LCH

lch(60.71, 17.6, 125.78)

OKLCH

oklch(65.8%, 0.0457, 126.72)

HWB

hwb(86, 47.5%, 40.8%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#867997

Analogous

#979579

#8a9779

#7b9779

Triadic

#8a9779

#798a97

#97798a

Split-complementary

#8a9779

#797b97

#957997

Tetradic

#8a9779

#799786

#867997

#97798a

Square

#8a9779

#799795

#867997

#97797b

Shades

Color #8a9779 mixed toward black.

#738063

#5c664f

#454d3b

#2e3328

#171a14

Tints

Color #8a9779 mixed toward white.

#9da88f

#b1baa6

#c4cbbc

#d8dcd2

#ebeee9

Tones

Color #8a9779 mixed toward gray.

#8a947b

#89927e

#898f80

#898d83

#888a85

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

3.1:1

Aa Black text on this color

6.78:1

Black text reads better on this background (6.78:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#909081 · ΔE 8

Deuteranopia

#8f8e83 · ΔE 9.8

Tritanopia

#8b8788 · ΔE 17.5

Achromatopsia

#929292 · ΔE 14.2

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Code

CSS

background-color: #8a9779;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#8a9779]

Related colors

Green Yellow #adff2f

Dark Olive Green #556b2f

Chartreuse #7fff00

Lawn Green #7cfc00

Yellow Green #9acd32

Olive Drab #6b8e23

Frequently asked questions

#8a9779 (#8a9779) is rgb(138, 151, 121) in RGB.

No, #8a9779 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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