#a8b5ab

Color #a8b5ab

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light green.

Closest named color Dark Gray #a9a9a9 · ΔE 8.01 Nearest Tailwind class olive-400 #abab9c · ΔE 6.2

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Conversions

HEX

#a8b5ab

RGB

rgb(168, 181, 171)

HSL

hsl(133.8, 8.1%, 68.4%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(133.8, 7.2%, 71%)

CMYK

cmyk(7.2%, 0%, 5.5%, 29%)

LAB

lab(72.44, -6.43, 3.54)

LCH

lch(72.44, 7.34, 151.17)

OKLCH

oklch(76%, 0.0202, 152.55)

HWB

hwb(133.8, 65.9%, 29%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#b5a8b2

Analogous

#abb5a8

#a8b5ab

#a8b5b1

Triadic

#a8b5ab

#aba8b5

#b5aba8

Split-complementary

#a8b5ab

#b1a8b5

#b5a8ab

Tetradic

#a8b5ab

#a8b2b5

#b5a8b2

#b5aba8

Square

#a8b5ab

#a8abb5

#b5a8b2

#b5b1a8

Shades

Color #a8b5ab mixed toward black.

#889a8d

#6b7e6f

#505e53

#353f38

#1b1f1c

Tints

Color #a8b5ab mixed toward white.

#b6c1b9

#c5cec7

#d3dad5

#e2e6e3

#f0f3f1

Tones

Color #a8b5ab mixed toward gray.

#a9b4ab

#aab3ac

#abb2ad

#acb1ad

#adb0ae

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.13:1

Aa Black text on this color

9.86:1

Black text reads better on this background (9.86:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#aeaead · ΔE 8

Deuteranopia

#adacae · ΔE 9.8

Tritanopia

#a9afb0 · ΔE 6.8

Achromatopsia

#b2b2b2 · ΔE 8.3

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Code

CSS

background-color: #a8b5ab;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#a8b5ab]

Related colors

Sea Green #2e8b57

Medium Sea Green #3cb371

Forest Green #228b22

Mint Green #98ff98

Dark Green #006400

Dark Sea Green #8fbc8f

Frequently asked questions

#a8b5ab (#a8b5ab) is rgb(168, 181, 171) in RGB.

No, #a8b5ab is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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