#9ea59c

Color #9ea59c

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light green.

Closest named color Dark Gray #a9a9a9 · ΔE 6.11 Nearest Tailwind class olive-400 #abab9c · ΔE 4.4

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Conversions

HEX

#9ea59c

RGB

rgb(158, 165, 156)

HSL

hsl(106.7, 4.8%, 62.9%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(106.7, 5.5%, 64.7%)

CMYK

cmyk(4.2%, 0%, 5.5%, 35.3%)

LAB

lab(66.96, -4.21, 3.8)

LCH

lch(66.96, 5.67, 137.93)

OKLCH

oklch(71.4%, 0.0151, 138.49)

HWB

hwb(106.7, 61.2%, 35.3%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#a39ca5

Analogous

#a2a59c

#9ea59c

#9ca59e

Triadic

#9ea59c

#9c9ea5

#a59c9e

Split-complementary

#9ea59c

#9e9ca5

#a59ca2

Tetradic

#9ea59c

#9ca5a3

#a39ca5

#a59c9e

Square

#9ea59c

#9ca2a5

#a39ca5

#a59e9c

Shades

Color #9ea59c mixed toward black.

#828b80

#687066

#4e544c

#343833

#1a1c19

Tints

Color #9ea59c mixed toward white.

#aeb4ac

#bec3bd

#ced2cd

#dfe1de

#eff0ee

Tones

Color #9ea59c mixed toward gray.

#9ea49d

#9fa39d

#9fa39e

#a0a29f

#a0a1a0

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.53:1

Aa Black text on this color

8.32:1

Black text reads better on this background (8.32:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#a1a19e · ΔE 5

Deuteranopia

#a1a09f · ΔE 6.3

Tritanopia

#9ea0a0 · ΔE 5.7

Achromatopsia

#a3a3a3 · ΔE 6.3

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Code

CSS

background-color: #9ea59c;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#9ea59c]

Related colors

Forest Green #228b22

Mint Green #98ff98

Dark Green #006400

Dark Sea Green #8fbc8f

Green #008000

Honeydew #f0fff0

Frequently asked questions

#9ea59c (#9ea59c) is rgb(158, 165, 156) in RGB.

No, #9ea59c is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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