#a8b3aa

Color #a8b3aa

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light green.

Closest named color Dark Gray #a9a9a9 · ΔE 6.96 Nearest Tailwind class olive-400 #abab9c · ΔE 5.5

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Conversions

HEX

#a8b3aa

RGB

rgb(168, 179, 170)

HSL

hsl(130.9, 6.7%, 68%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(130.9, 6.1%, 70.2%)

CMYK

cmyk(6.1%, 0%, 5%, 29.8%)

LAB

lab(71.87, -5.55, 3.27)

LCH

lch(71.87, 6.44, 149.49)

OKLCH

oklch(75.6%, 0.0176, 151.1)

HWB

hwb(130.9, 65.9%, 29.8%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#b3a8b1

Analogous

#abb3a8

#a8b3aa

#a8b3af

Triadic

#a8b3aa

#aaa8b3

#b3aaa8

Split-complementary

#a8b3aa

#afa8b3

#b3a8ab

Tetradic

#a8b3aa

#a8b1b3

#b3a8b1

#b3aaa8

Square

#a8b3aa

#a8abb3

#b3a8b1

#b3afa8

Shades

Color #a8b3aa mixed toward black.

#89988c

#6c7b6f

#515d53

#363e37

#1b1f1c

Tints

Color #a8b3aa mixed toward white.

#b6c0b8

#c5ccc6

#d3d9d4

#e2e6e3

#f0f2f1

Tones

Color #a8b3aa mixed toward gray.

#a9b2aa

#aab1ab

#abb0ac

#acafac

#acaead

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.17:1

Aa Black text on this color

9.69:1

Black text reads better on this background (9.69:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#adadac · ΔE 7.1

Deuteranopia

#acabad · ΔE 8.9

Tritanopia

#a9aeae · ΔE 5.7

Achromatopsia

#b0b0b0 · ΔE 7.4

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Code

CSS

background-color: #a8b3aa;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#a8b3aa]

Related colors

Forest Green #228b22

Mint Green #98ff98

Dark Green #006400

Dark Sea Green #8fbc8f

Green #008000

Honeydew #f0fff0

Frequently asked questions

#a8b3aa (#a8b3aa) is rgb(168, 179, 170) in RGB.

No, #a8b3aa is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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