#a3aa9e

Color #a3aa9e

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light green.

Closest named color Dark Gray #a9a9a9 · ΔE 7.15 Nearest Tailwind class olive-400 #abab9c · ΔE 3.4

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Conversions

HEX

#a3aa9e

RGB

rgb(163, 170, 158)

HSL

hsl(95, 6.6%, 64.3%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(95, 7.1%, 66.7%)

CMYK

cmyk(4.1%, 0%, 7.1%, 33.3%)

LAB

lab(68.75, -4.74, 5.33)

LCH

lch(68.75, 7.13, 131.65)

OKLCH

oklch(72.9%, 0.0187, 131.96)

HWB

hwb(95, 62%, 33.3%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#a59eaa

Analogous

#a9aa9e

#a3aa9e

#9eaa9f

Triadic

#a3aa9e

#9ea3aa

#aa9ea3

Split-complementary

#a3aa9e

#9f9eaa

#aa9ea9

Tetradic

#a3aa9e

#9eaaa5

#a59eaa

#aa9ea3

Square

#a3aa9e

#9ea9aa

#a59eaa

#aa9f9e

Shades

Color #a3aa9e mixed toward black.

#879081

#6c7566

#51574d

#363a33

#1b1d1a

Tints

Color #a3aa9e mixed toward white.

#b2b8ae

#c2c6be

#d1d4ce

#e0e3df

#f0f1ef

Tones

Color #a3aa9e mixed toward gray.

#a3a99f

#a3a8a0

#a3a7a1

#a4a6a2

#a4a5a3

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.39:1

Aa Black text on this color

8.8:1

Black text reads better on this background (8.8:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#a6a6a1 · ΔE 5.1

Deuteranopia

#a6a5a2 · ΔE 6.4

Tritanopia

#a3a3a4 · ΔE 8.1

Achromatopsia

#a8a8a8 · ΔE 7.4

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #a3aa9e;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#a3aa9e]

Related colors

Lawn Green #7cfc00

Chartreuse #7fff00

Green Yellow #adff2f

Dark Olive Green #556b2f

Yellow Green #9acd32

Olive Drab #6b8e23

Frequently asked questions

#a3aa9e (#a3aa9e) is rgb(163, 170, 158) in RGB.

No, #a3aa9e is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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