#9cae9e

Color #9cae9e

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light green.

Closest named color Dark Gray #a9a9a9 · ΔE 11.18 Nearest Tailwind class olive-400 #abab9c · ΔE 7.5

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Conversions

HEX

#9cae9e

RGB

rgb(156, 174, 158)

HSL

hsl(126.7, 10%, 64.7%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(126.7, 10.3%, 68.2%)

CMYK

cmyk(10.3%, 0%, 9.2%, 31.8%)

LAB

lab(69.33, -9.37, 6.09)

LCH

lch(69.33, 11.18, 146.98)

OKLCH

oklch(73.2%, 0.0304, 148.45)

HWB

hwb(126.7, 61.2%, 31.8%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#ae9cac

Analogous

#a3ae9c

#9cae9e

#9caea7

Triadic

#9cae9e

#9e9cae

#ae9e9c

Split-complementary

#9cae9e

#a79cae

#ae9ca3

Tetradic

#9cae9e

#9cacae

#ae9cac

#ae9e9c

Square

#9cae9e

#9ca3ae

#ae9cac

#aea79c

Shades

Color #9cae9e mixed toward black.

#7e9580

#637965

#4a5b4c

#313c33

#191e19

Tints

Color #9cae9e mixed toward white.

#acbbae

#bdc9be

#cdd6ce

#dee4df

#eef1ef

Tones

Color #9cae9e mixed toward gray.

#9dac9f

#9faba0

#a0a9a1

#a2a8a3

#a3a6a4

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.34:1

Aa Black text on this color

8.96:1

Black text reads better on this background (8.96:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#a4a4a2 · ΔE 10.7

Deuteranopia

#a3a2a3 · ΔE 12.5

Tritanopia

#9da5a6 · ΔE 9.5

Achromatopsia

#a9a9a9 · ΔE 11.4

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Code

CSS

background-color: #9cae9e;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#9cae9e]

Related colors

Forest Green #228b22

Mint Green #98ff98

Dark Green #006400

Dark Sea Green #8fbc8f

Green #008000

Honeydew #f0fff0

Frequently asked questions

#9cae9e (#9cae9e) is rgb(156, 174, 158) in RGB.

No, #9cae9e is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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