#9eb5a1

Color #9eb5a1

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light green.

Closest named color Dark Gray #a9a9a9 · ΔE 14.18 Nearest Tailwind class olive-400 #abab9c · ΔE 9.3

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Conversions

HEX

#9eb5a1

RGB

rgb(158, 181, 161)

HSL

hsl(127.8, 13.5%, 66.5%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(127.8, 12.7%, 71%)

CMYK

cmyk(12.7%, 0%, 11%, 29%)

LAB

lab(71.48, -11.8, 7.54)

LCH

lch(71.48, 14, 147.42)

OKLCH

oklch(75%, 0.038, 148.98)

HWB

hwb(127.8, 62%, 29%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#b59eb2

Analogous

#a7b59e

#9eb5a1

#9eb5ad

Triadic

#9eb5a1

#a19eb5

#b5a19e

Split-complementary

#9eb5a1

#ad9eb5

#b59ea7

Tetradic

#9eb5a1

#9eb2b5

#b59eb2

#b5a19e

Square

#9eb5a1

#9ea7b5

#b59eb2

#b5ad9e

Shades

Color #9eb5a1 mixed toward black.

#7e9d82

#628066

#49604c

#314033

#182019

Tints

Color #9eb5a1 mixed toward white.

#aec1b1

#becec0

#cfdad0

#dfe6e0

#eff3ef

Tones

Color #9eb5a1 mixed toward gray.

#a0b3a2

#a2b1a4

#a4afa5

#a6ada7

#a8aba8

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.19:1

Aa Black text on this color

9.58:1

Black text reads better on this background (9.58:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#a8a9a6 · ΔE 12

Deuteranopia

#a7a5a7 · ΔE 15.5

Tritanopia

#9faaab · ΔE 10.8

Achromatopsia

#afafaf · ΔE 13.4

Left half is the original, right half is the simulated appearance. See all 8 vision types →

Code

CSS

background-color: #9eb5a1;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#9eb5a1]

Related colors

Forest Green #228b22

Mint Green #98ff98

Dark Green #006400

Dark Sea Green #8fbc8f

Green #008000

Honeydew #f0fff0

Frequently asked questions

#9eb5a1 (#9eb5a1) is rgb(158, 181, 161) in RGB.

No, #9eb5a1 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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