#a4aa9e

Color #a4aa9e

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light green.

Closest named color Dark Gray #a9a9a9 · ΔE 7 Nearest Tailwind class olive-400 #abab9c · ΔE 3

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Conversions

HEX

#a4aa9e

RGB

rgb(164, 170, 158)

HSL

hsl(90, 6.6%, 64.3%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(90, 7.1%, 66.7%)

CMYK

cmyk(3.5%, 0%, 7.1%, 33.3%)

LAB

lab(68.83, -4.37, 5.45)

LCH

lch(68.83, 6.99, 128.72)

OKLCH

oklch(73%, 0.0183, 128.56)

HWB

hwb(90, 62%, 33.3%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#a49eaa

Analogous

#aaaa9e

#a4aa9e

#9eaa9e

Triadic

#a4aa9e

#9ea4aa

#aa9ea4

Split-complementary

#a4aa9e

#9e9eaa

#aa9eaa

Tetradic

#a4aa9e

#9eaaa4

#a49eaa

#aa9ea4

Square

#a4aa9e

#9eaaaa

#a49eaa

#aa9e9e

Shades

Color #a4aa9e mixed toward black.

#899081

#6d7566

#52574d

#373a33

#1b1d1a

Tints

Color #a4aa9e mixed toward white.

#b3b8ae

#c2c6be

#d1d4ce

#e1e3df

#f0f1ef

Tones

Color #a4aa9e mixed toward gray.

#a4a99f

#a4a8a0

#a4a7a1

#a4a6a2

#a4a5a3

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.38:1

Aa Black text on this color

8.82:1

Black text reads better on this background (8.82:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#a7a7a1 · ΔE 4.4

Deuteranopia

#a6a6a2 · ΔE 5.2

Tritanopia

#a4a3a4 · ΔE 8.3

Achromatopsia

#a8a8a8 · ΔE 7.2

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #a4aa9e;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#a4aa9e]

Related colors

Chartreuse #7fff00

Lawn Green #7cfc00

Green Yellow #adff2f

Dark Olive Green #556b2f

Yellow Green #9acd32

Olive Drab #6b8e23

Frequently asked questions

#a4aa9e (#a4aa9e) is rgb(164, 170, 158) in RGB.

No, #a4aa9e is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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