#a4b8ae

Color #a4b8ae

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light green.

Closest named color Dark Gray #a9a9a9 · ΔE 10 Nearest Tailwind class mist-400 #9ca8ab · ΔE 8.5

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Conversions

HEX

#a4b8ae

RGB

rgb(164, 184, 174)

HSL

hsl(150, 12.3%, 68.2%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(150, 10.9%, 72.2%)

CMYK

cmyk(10.9%, 0%, 5.4%, 27.8%)

LAB

lab(73.04, -8.83, 2.74)

LCH

lch(73.04, 9.25, 162.76)

OKLCH

oklch(76.4%, 0.0262, 164.27)

HWB

hwb(150, 64.3%, 27.8%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#b8a4ae

Analogous

#a4b8a4

#a4b8ae

#a4b8b8

Triadic

#a4b8ae

#aea4b8

#b8aea4

Split-complementary

#a4b8ae

#b8a4b8

#b8a4a4

Tetradic

#a4b8ae

#a4aeb8

#b8a4ae

#b8aea4

Square

#a4b8ae

#a4a4b8

#b8a4ae

#b8b8a4

Shades

Color #a4b8ae mixed toward black.

#839e91

#668274

#4c6257

#33413a

#19211d

Tints

Color #a4b8ae mixed toward white.

#b3c4bb

#c2d0c9

#d1dbd6

#e1e7e4

#f0f3f1

Tones

Color #a4b8ae mixed toward gray.

#a6b6ae

#a7b5ae

#a9b3ae

#abb1ae

#acb0ae

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.09:1

Aa Black text on this color

10.05:1

Black text reads better on this background (10.05:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#adadb0 · ΔE 11.7

Deuteranopia

#acaab1 · ΔE 14.1

Tritanopia

#a5b2b3 · ΔE 6.4

Achromatopsia

#b3b3b3 · ΔE 10.4

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Code

CSS

background-color: #a4b8ae;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#a4b8ae]

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Spring Green #00ff7f

Medium Sea Green #3cb371

Sea Green #2e8b57

Medium Spring Green #00fa9a

Medium Aquamarine #66cdaa

Frequently asked questions

#a4b8ae (#a4b8ae) is rgb(164, 184, 174) in RGB.

No, #a4b8ae 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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