#a5ac9d

Color #a5ac9d

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light green.

Closest named color Dark Gray #a9a9a9 · ΔE 8.65 Nearest Tailwind class olive-400 #abab9c · ΔE 3.2

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Conversions

HEX

#a5ac9d

RGB

rgb(165, 172, 157)

HSL

hsl(88, 8.3%, 64.5%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(88, 8.7%, 67.5%)

CMYK

cmyk(4.1%, 0%, 8.7%, 32.5%)

LAB

lab(69.43, -5.27, 6.86)

LCH

lch(69.43, 8.65, 127.53)

OKLCH

oklch(73.5%, 0.0225, 127.43)

HWB

hwb(88, 61.6%, 32.5%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#a49dac

Analogous

#acab9d

#a5ac9d

#9dac9d

Triadic

#a5ac9d

#9da5ac

#ac9da5

Split-complementary

#a5ac9d

#9d9dac

#ab9dac

Tetradic

#a5ac9d

#9daca4

#a49dac

#ac9da5

Square

#a5ac9d

#9dacab

#a49dac

#ac9d9d

Shades

Color #a5ac9d mixed toward black.

#8a937f

#6e7765

#53594b

#373b32

#1c1e19

Tints

Color #a5ac9d mixed toward white.

#b4baad

#c3c8be

#d2d5ce

#e1e3de

#f0f1ef

Tones

Color #a5ac9d mixed toward gray.

#a5ab9e

#a5a99f

#a5a8a1

#a5a7a2

#a5a6a3

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.34:1

Aa Black text on this color

8.99:1

Black text reads better on this background (8.99:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#a8a8a1 · ΔE 5.2

Deuteranopia

#a8a7a2 · ΔE 6.5

Tritanopia

#a5a4a4 · ΔE 9.1

Achromatopsia

#aaaaaa · ΔE 8.5

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #a5ac9d;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#a5ac9d]

Related colors

Chartreuse #7fff00

Lawn Green #7cfc00

Green Yellow #adff2f

Dark Olive Green #556b2f

Yellow Green #9acd32

Olive Drab #6b8e23

Frequently asked questions

#a5ac9d (#a5ac9d) is rgb(165, 172, 157) in RGB.

No, #a5ac9d is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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