#9ca49c

Color #9ca49c

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light green.

Closest named color Dark Gray #a9a9a9 · ΔE 6.04 Nearest Tailwind class olive-400 #abab9c · ΔE 5.1

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Conversions

HEX

#9ca49c

RGB

rgb(156, 164, 156)

HSL

hsl(120, 4.2%, 62.7%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(120, 4.9%, 64.3%)

CMYK

cmyk(4.9%, 0%, 4.9%, 35.7%)

LAB

lab(66.53, -4.38, 3.16)

LCH

lch(66.53, 5.4, 144.19)

OKLCH

oklch(71%, 0.0146, 145.33)

HWB

hwb(120, 61.2%, 35.7%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#a49ca4

Analogous

#a0a49c

#9ca49c

#9ca4a0

Triadic

#9ca49c

#9c9ca4

#a49c9c

Split-complementary

#9ca49c

#a09ca4

#a49ca0

Tetradic

#9ca49c

#9ca4a4

#a49ca4

#a49c9c

Square

#9ca49c

#9ca0a4

#a49ca4

#a4a09c

Shades

Color #9ca49c mixed toward black.

#808a80

#666f66

#4d534d

#333833

#1a1c1a

Tints

Color #9ca49c mixed toward white.

#acb3ac

#bdc2bd

#cdd1cd

#dee1de

#eef0ee

Tones

Color #9ca49c mixed toward gray.

#9da39d

#9ea29e

#9fa19f

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.56:1

Aa Black text on this color

8.2:1

Black text reads better on this background (8.2:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#a0a09e · ΔE 5.4

Deuteranopia

#9f9e9e · ΔE 6.9

Tritanopia

#9ca0a0 · ΔE 4.9

Achromatopsia

#a2a2a2 · ΔE 6.3

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Code

CSS

background-color: #9ca49c;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#9ca49c]

Related colors

Forest Green #228b22

Mint Green #98ff98

Dark Green #006400

Dark Sea Green #8fbc8f

Green #008000

Honeydew #f0fff0

Frequently asked questions

#9ca49c (#9ca49c) is rgb(156, 164, 156) in RGB.

No, #9ca49c is not one of the 216 web-safe colors — for that, every RGB channel would have to be a multiple of 51.

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