#a3aa9c

Color #a3aa9c

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light green.

Closest named color Dark Gray #a9a9a9 · ΔE 8.17 Nearest Tailwind class olive-400 #abab9c · ΔE 3.3

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Conversions

HEX

#a3aa9c

RGB

rgb(163, 170, 156)

HSL

hsl(90, 7.6%, 63.9%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(90, 8.2%, 66.7%)

CMYK

cmyk(4.1%, 0%, 8.2%, 33.3%)

LAB

lab(68.71, -5.1, 6.36)

LCH

lch(68.71, 8.15, 128.73)

OKLCH

oklch(72.8%, 0.0213, 128.91)

HWB

hwb(90, 61.2%, 33.3%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#a39caa

Analogous

#aaaa9c

#a3aa9c

#9caa9c

Triadic

#a3aa9c

#9ca3aa

#aa9ca3

Split-complementary

#a3aa9c

#9c9caa

#aa9caa

Tetradic

#a3aa9c

#9caaa3

#a39caa

#aa9ca3

Square

#a3aa9c

#9caaaa

#a39caa

#aa9c9c

Shades

Color #a3aa9c mixed toward black.

#88917f

#6d7564

#51584b

#363a32

#1b1d19

Tints

Color #a3aa9c mixed toward white.

#b2b8ac

#c2c6bd

#d1d4cd

#e0e3de

#f0f1ee

Tones

Color #a3aa9c mixed toward gray.

#a3a99d

#a3a89e

#a3a69f

#a3a5a1

#a3a4a2

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.39:1

Aa Black text on this color

8.79:1

Black text reads better on this background (8.79:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#a6a6a0 · ΔE 5.3

Deuteranopia

#a6a5a0 · ΔE 6.2

Tritanopia

#a3a2a3 · ΔE 9.4

Achromatopsia

#a8a8a8 · ΔE 8.1

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Code

CSS

background-color: #a3aa9c;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#a3aa9c]

Related colors

Chartreuse #7fff00

Lawn Green #7cfc00

Green Yellow #adff2f

Dark Olive Green #556b2f

Yellow Green #9acd32

Olive Drab #6b8e23

Frequently asked questions

#a3aa9c (#a3aa9c) is rgb(163, 170, 156) in RGB.

No, #a3aa9c is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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