#a8ac99

Color #a8ac99

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light green.

Closest named color Dark Gray #a9a9a9 · ΔE 10.49 Nearest Tailwind class olive-400 #abab9c · ΔE 2.6

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Conversions

HEX

#a8ac99

RGB

rgb(168, 172, 153)

HSL

hsl(72.6, 10.3%, 63.7%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(72.6, 11%, 67.5%)

CMYK

cmyk(2.3%, 0%, 11%, 32.5%)

LAB

lab(69.56, -4.87, 9.29)

LCH

lch(69.56, 10.49, 117.66)

OKLCH

oklch(73.6%, 0.0271, 116.75)

HWB

hwb(72.6, 60%, 32.5%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#9d99ac

Analogous

#aca699

#a8ac99

#9eac99

Triadic

#a8ac99

#99a8ac

#ac99a8

Split-complementary

#a8ac99

#999eac

#a699ac

Tetradic

#a8ac99

#99ac9d

#9d99ac

#ac99a8

Square

#a8ac99

#99aca6

#9d99ac

#ac999e

Shades

Color #a8ac99 mixed toward black.

#8f947b

#737761

#565a49

#393c31

#1d1e18

Tints

Color #a8ac99 mixed toward white.

#b6baaa

#c5c8bb

#d3d5cc

#e2e3dd

#f0f1ee

Tones

Color #a8ac99 mixed toward gray.

#a7aa9a

#a6a99c

#a5a79e

#a4a69f

#a3a4a1

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.33:1

Aa Black text on this color

9.03:1

Black text reads better on this background (9.03:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#aaaa9e · ΔE 3.7

Deuteranopia

#aaa99f · ΔE 4.8

Tritanopia

#a8a2a2 · ΔE 11.9

Achromatopsia

#aaaaaa · ΔE 9.3

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Code

CSS

background-color: #a8ac99;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#a8ac99]

Related colors

Olive Drab #6b8e23

Yellow Green #9acd32

Dark Olive Green #556b2f

Green Yellow #adff2f

Ivory #fffff0

Beige #f5f5dc

Frequently asked questions

#a8ac99 (#a8ac99) is rgb(168, 172, 153) in RGB.

No, #a8ac99 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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