#a8ae99

Color #a8ae99

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light green.

Closest named color Dark Gray #a9a9a9 · ΔE 11.71 Nearest Tailwind class olive-400 #abab9c · ΔE 3.8

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Conversions

HEX

#a8ae99

RGB

rgb(168, 174, 153)

HSL

hsl(77.1, 11.5%, 64.1%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(77.1, 12.1%, 68.2%)

CMYK

cmyk(3.4%, 0%, 12.1%, 31.8%)

LAB

lab(70.1, -5.94, 10.06)

LCH

lch(70.1, 11.68, 120.56)

OKLCH

oklch(74%, 0.0302, 120.22)

HWB

hwb(77.1, 60%, 31.8%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#9f99ae

Analogous

#aea999

#a8ae99

#9dae99

Triadic

#a8ae99

#99a8ae

#ae99a8

Split-complementary

#a8ae99

#999dae

#a999ae

Tetradic

#a8ae99

#99ae9f

#9f99ae

#ae99a8

Square

#a8ae99

#99aea9

#9f99ae

#ae999d

Shades

Color #a8ae99 mixed toward black.

#8e967b

#727a60

#565b48

#393d30

#1d1e18

Tints

Color #a8ae99 mixed toward white.

#b6bbaa

#c5c9bb

#d3d6cc

#e2e4dd

#f0f1ee

Tones

Color #a8ae99 mixed toward gray.

#a7ac9b

#a6aa9c

#a6a99e

#a5a7a0

#a4a5a2

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.29:1

Aa Black text on this color

9.18:1

Black text reads better on this background (9.18:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#abab9e · ΔE 4.4

Deuteranopia

#aaaaa0 · ΔE 5.6

Tritanopia

#a8a3a3 · ΔE 12.7

Achromatopsia

#ababab · ΔE 10.3

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Code

CSS

background-color: #a8ae99;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#a8ae99]

Related colors

Olive Drab #6b8e23

Yellow Green #9acd32

Dark Olive Green #556b2f

Green Yellow #adff2f

Chartreuse #7fff00

Lawn Green #7cfc00

Frequently asked questions

#a8ae99 (#a8ae99) is rgb(168, 174, 153) in RGB.

No, #a8ae99 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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