#9ca49f

Color #9ca49f

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light green.

Closest named color Dark Gray #a9a9a9 · ΔE 4.9 Nearest Tailwind class mist-400 #9ca8ab · ΔE 4.4

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Conversions

HEX

#9ca49f

RGB

rgb(156, 164, 159)

HSL

hsl(142.5, 4.2%, 62.7%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(142.5, 4.9%, 64.3%)

CMYK

cmyk(4.9%, 0%, 3%, 35.7%)

LAB

lab(66.61, -3.81, 1.61)

LCH

lch(66.61, 4.14, 157.09)

OKLCH

oklch(71.1%, 0.0116, 158.75)

HWB

hwb(142.5, 61.2%, 35.7%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#a49ca1

Analogous

#9da49c

#9ca49f

#9ca4a3

Triadic

#9ca49f

#9f9ca4

#a49f9c

Split-complementary

#9ca49f

#a39ca4

#a49c9d

Tetradic

#9ca49f

#9ca1a4

#a49ca1

#a49f9c

Square

#9ca49f

#9c9da4

#a49ca1

#a4a39c

Shades

Color #9ca49f mixed toward black.

#808a84

#666f69

#4d534f

#333835

#1a1c1a

Tints

Color #9ca49f mixed toward white.

#acb3af

#bdc2bf

#cdd1cf

#dee1df

#eef0ef

Tones

Color #9ca49f mixed toward gray.

#9da39f

#9ea29f

#9fa1a0

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.55:1

Aa Black text on this color

8.22:1

Black text reads better on this background (8.22:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#a0a0a0 · ΔE 5.3

Deuteranopia

#9f9ea1 · ΔE 7

Tritanopia

#9ca1a1 · ΔE 3.3

Achromatopsia

#a2a2a2 · ΔE 5.2

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Code

CSS

background-color: #9ca49f;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#9ca49f]

Related colors

Sea Green #2e8b57

Medium Sea Green #3cb371

Spring Green #00ff7f

Mint Cream #f5fffa

Medium Spring Green #00fa9a

Medium Aquamarine #66cdaa

Frequently asked questions

#9ca49f (#9ca49f) is rgb(156, 164, 159) in RGB.

No, #9ca49f is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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