#a5a9a5

Color #a5a9a5

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light green.

Closest named color Dark Gray #a9a9a9 · ΔE 2.71 Nearest Tailwind class neutral-400 #a1a1a1 · ΔE 3.9

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Conversions

HEX

#a5a9a5

RGB

rgb(165, 169, 165)

HSL

hsl(120, 2.3%, 65.5%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(120, 2.4%, 66.3%)

CMYK

cmyk(2.4%, 0%, 2.4%, 33.7%)

LAB

lab(68.82, -2.18, 1.56)

LCH

lch(68.82, 2.68, 144.41)

OKLCH

oklch(73%, 0.0073, 145.65)

HWB

hwb(120, 64.7%, 33.7%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#a9a5a9

Analogous

#a7a9a5

#a5a9a5

#a5a9a7

Triadic

#a5a9a5

#a5a5a9

#a9a5a5

Split-complementary

#a5a9a5

#a7a5a9

#a9a5a7

Tetradic

#a5a9a5

#a5a9a9

#a9a5a9

#a9a5a5

Square

#a5a9a5

#a5a7a9

#a9a5a9

#a9a7a5

Shades

Color #a5a9a5 mixed toward black.

#898e89

#6d726d

#525552

#363936

#1b1c1b

Tints

Color #a5a9a5 mixed toward white.

#b4b7b4

#c3c6c3

#d2d4d2

#e1e2e1

#f0f1f0

Tones

Color #a5a9a5 mixed toward gray.

#a5a9a5

#a6a8a6

#a7a7a7

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

#a7a7a6 · ΔE 2.9

Deuteranopia

#a7a6a6 · ΔE 3.9

Tritanopia

#a5a7a7 · ΔE 2.6

Achromatopsia

#a8a8a8 · ΔE 3.4

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #a5a9a5;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#a5a9a5]

Related colors

Forest Green #228b22

Mint Green #98ff98

Dark Green #006400

Dark Sea Green #8fbc8f

Green #008000

Honeydew #f0fff0

Frequently asked questions

#a5a9a5 (#a5a9a5) is rgb(165, 169, 165) in RGB.

No, #a5a9a5 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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