#a8b5a8

Color #a8b5a8

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light green.

Closest named color Dark Gray #a9a9a9 · ΔE 9.18 Nearest Tailwind class olive-400 #abab9c · ΔE 6

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Conversions

HEX

#a8b5a8

RGB

rgb(168, 181, 168)

HSL

hsl(120, 8.1%, 68.4%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(120, 7.2%, 71%)

CMYK

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

LAB

lab(72.36, -6.99, 5.07)

LCH

lch(72.36, 8.64, 144.05)

OKLCH

oklch(75.9%, 0.0234, 145.29)

HWB

hwb(120, 65.9%, 29%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#b5a8b5

Analogous

#aeb5a8

#a8b5a8

#a8b5ae

Triadic

#a8b5a8

#a8a8b5

#b5a8a8

Split-complementary

#a8b5a8

#aea8b5

#b5a8ae

Tetradic

#a8b5a8

#a8b5b5

#b5a8b5

#b5a8a8

Square

#a8b5a8

#a8aeb5

#b5a8b5

#b5aea8

Shades

Color #a8b5a8 mixed toward black.

#889a88

#6b7e6b

#505e50

#353f35

#1b1f1b

Tints

Color #a8b5a8 mixed toward white.

#b6c1b6

#c5cec5

#d3dad3

#e2e6e2

#f0f3f0

Tones

Color #a8b5a8 mixed toward gray.

#a9b4a9

#aab3aa

#abb2ab

#acb1ac

#adb0ad

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.13:1

Aa Black text on this color

9.84:1

Black text reads better on this background (9.84:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#aeaeab · ΔE 8

Deuteranopia

#adacac · ΔE 9.9

Tritanopia

#a9aeae · ΔE 7.6

Achromatopsia

#b1b1b1 · ΔE 9.2

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #a8b5a8;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#a8b5a8]

Related colors

Forest Green #228b22

Mint Green #98ff98

Dark Green #006400

Dark Sea Green #8fbc8f

Green #008000

Honeydew #f0fff0

Frequently asked questions

#a8b5a8 (#a8b5a8) is rgb(168, 181, 168) in RGB.

No, #a8b5a8 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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