#a8b5a5

Color #a8b5a5

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light green.

Closest named color Dark Gray #a9a9a9 · ΔE 10.48 Nearest Tailwind class olive-400 #abab9c · ΔE 6

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Conversions

HEX

#a8b5a5

RGB

rgb(168, 181, 165)

HSL

hsl(108.8, 9.8%, 67.8%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(108.8, 8.8%, 71%)

CMYK

cmyk(7.2%, 0%, 8.8%, 29%)

LAB

lab(72.29, -7.54, 6.61)

LCH

lch(72.29, 10.03, 138.76)

OKLCH

oklch(75.8%, 0.0267, 139.86)

HWB

hwb(108.8, 64.7%, 29%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#b2a5b5

Analogous

#b0b5a5

#a8b5a5

#a5b5aa

Triadic

#a8b5a5

#a5a8b5

#b5a5a8

Split-complementary

#a8b5a5

#aaa5b5

#b5a5b0

Tetradic

#a8b5a5

#a5b5b2

#b2a5b5

#b5a5a8

Square

#a8b5a5

#a5b0b5

#b2a5b5

#b5aaa5

Shades

Color #a8b5a5 mixed toward black.

#899b85

#6c7f68

#515f4e

#363f34

#1b201a

Tints

Color #a8b5a5 mixed toward white.

#b6c1b4

#c5cec3

#d3dad2

#e2e6e1

#f0f3f0

Tones

Color #a8b5a5 mixed toward gray.

#a9b4a6

#aab2a8

#aab1a9

#abb0aa

#acaeac

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.14:1

Aa Black text on this color

9.82:1

Black text reads better on this background (9.82:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#aeaea9 · ΔE 8.1

Deuteranopia

#adacaa · ΔE 9.8

Tritanopia

#a9acad · ΔE 9.8

Achromatopsia

#b1b1b1 · ΔE 10.1

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #a8b5a5;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#a8b5a5]

Related colors

Forest Green #228b22

Mint Green #98ff98

Dark Green #006400

Dark Sea Green #8fbc8f

Green #008000

Honeydew #f0fff0

Frequently asked questions

#a8b5a5 (#a8b5a5) is rgb(168, 181, 165) in RGB.

No, #a8b5a5 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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