#a1b297

Color #a1b297

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light green.

Closest named color Dark Sea Green #8fbc8f · ΔE 14.36 Nearest Tailwind class olive-400 #abab9c · ΔE 8.3

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Conversions

HEX

#a1b297

RGB

rgb(161, 178, 151)

HSL

hsl(97.8, 14.9%, 64.5%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(97.8, 15.2%, 69.8%)

CMYK

cmyk(9.6%, 0%, 15.2%, 30.2%)

LAB

lab(70.63, -10.96, 11.83)

LCH

lch(70.63, 16.13, 132.81)

OKLCH

oklch(74.3%, 0.0424, 133.85)

HWB

hwb(97.8, 59.2%, 30.2%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#a897b2

Analogous

#aeb297

#a1b297

#97b29a

Triadic

#a1b297

#97a1b2

#b297a1

Split-complementary

#a1b297

#9a97b2

#b297ae

Tetradic

#a1b297

#97b2a8

#a897b2

#b297a1

Square

#a1b297

#97aeb2

#a897b2

#b29a97

Shades

Color #a1b297 mixed toward black.

#849b77

#697e5d

#4f5e46

#353f2f

#1a1f17

Tints

Color #a1b297 mixed toward white.

#b1bfa8

#c0ccba

#d0d8cb

#e0e5dc

#eff2ee

Tones

Color #a1b297 mixed toward gray.

#a2b099

#a2ad9b

#a3ab9e

#a3a9a0

#a4a7a2

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.25:1

Aa Black text on this color

9.33:1

Black text reads better on this background (9.33:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#a9a99e · ΔE 9.5

Deuteranopia

#a8a6a0 · ΔE 12.2

Tritanopia

#a2a3a5 · ΔE 15.1

Achromatopsia

#adadad · ΔE 13.9

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Code

CSS

background-color: #a1b297;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#a1b297]

Related colors

Lawn Green #7cfc00

Chartreuse #7fff00

Green Yellow #adff2f

Dark Olive Green #556b2f

Yellow Green #9acd32

Olive Drab #6b8e23

Frequently asked questions

#a1b297 (#a1b297) is rgb(161, 178, 151) in RGB.

No, #a1b297 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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