#a8b6ab

Color #a8b6ab

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light green.

Closest named color Dark Gray #a9a9a9 · ΔE 8.71 Nearest Tailwind class olive-400 #abab9c · ΔE 6.5

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Conversions

HEX

#a8b6ab

RGB

rgb(168, 182, 171)

HSL

hsl(132.9, 8.8%, 68.6%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(132.9, 7.7%, 71.4%)

CMYK

cmyk(7.7%, 0%, 6%, 28.6%)

LAB

lab(72.71, -6.96, 3.93)

LCH

lch(72.71, 7.99, 150.55)

OKLCH

oklch(76.2%, 0.022, 152.03)

HWB

hwb(132.9, 65.9%, 28.6%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#b6a8b3

Analogous

#acb6a8

#a8b6ab

#a8b6b2

Triadic

#a8b6ab

#aba8b6

#b6aba8

Split-complementary

#a8b6ab

#b2a8b6

#b6a8ac

Tetradic

#a8b6ab

#a8b3b6

#b6a8b3

#b6aba8

Square

#a8b6ab

#a8acb6

#b6a8b3

#b6b2a8

Shades

Color #a8b6ab mixed toward black.

#889b8c

#6a7f6f

#505f53

#353f37

#1b201c

Tints

Color #a8b6ab mixed toward white.

#b6c2b9

#c5cec7

#d3dad5

#e2e7e3

#f0f3f1

Tones

Color #a8b6ab mixed toward gray.

#a9b5ac

#aab4ac

#abb2ad

#adb1ae

#aeb0ae

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.11:1

Aa Black text on this color

9.94:1

Black text reads better on this background (9.94:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#aeaeae · ΔE 9

Deuteranopia

#adacae · ΔE 10.4

Tritanopia

#a9b0b0 · ΔE 6.6

Achromatopsia

#b2b2b2 · ΔE 8.9

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #a8b6ab;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#a8b6ab]

Related colors

Forest Green #228b22

Mint Green #98ff98

Dark Green #006400

Dark Sea Green #8fbc8f

Green #008000

Honeydew #f0fff0

Frequently asked questions

#a8b6ab (#a8b6ab) is rgb(168, 182, 171) in RGB.

No, #a8b6ab is not one of the 216 web-safe colors — for that, every RGB channel would have to be a multiple of 51.

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