#a8c7ad

Color #a8c7ad

A muted light green.

Closest named color Dark Sea Green #8fbc8f · ΔE 13.03 Nearest Tailwind class emerald-100 #d0fae5 · ΔE 11.9

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Conversions

HEX

#a8c7ad

RGB

rgb(168, 199, 173)

HSL

hsl(129.7, 21.7%, 72%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(129.7, 15.6%, 78%)

CMYK

cmyk(15.6%, 0%, 13.1%, 22%)

LAB

lab(77.39, -15.44, 9.58)

LCH

lch(77.39, 18.17, 148.18)

OKLCH

oklch(80%, 0.0493, 149.79)

HWB

hwb(129.7, 65.9%, 22%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#c7a8c2

Analogous

#b3c7a8

#a8c7ad

#a8c7bd

Triadic

#a8c7ad

#ada8c7

#c7ada8

Split-complementary

#a8c7ad

#bda8c7

#c7a8b3

Tetradic

#a8c7ad

#a8c2c7

#c7a8c2

#c7ada8

Square

#a8c7ad

#a8b3c7

#c7a8c2

#c7bda8

Shades

Color #a8c7ad mixed toward black.

#83af8a

#609568

#48704e

#304a34

#18251a

Tints

Color #a8c7ad mixed toward white.

#b7d0bb

#c5dac8

#d4e3d6

#e2ece4

#f1f6f1

Tones

Color #a8c7ad mixed toward gray.

#abc5af

#adc2b1

#b0bfb2

#b2bdb4

#b5bab6

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.84:1

Aa Black text on this color

11.44:1

Black text reads better on this background (11.44:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#b6b7b4 · ΔE 14.6

Deuteranopia

#b4b2b5 · ΔE 18.5

Tritanopia

#aab9ba · ΔE 12.7

Achromatopsia

#bfbfbf · ΔE 15.9

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #a8c7ad;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#a8c7ad]

Related colors

Forest Green #228b22

Mint Green #98ff98

Dark Green #006400

Dark Sea Green #8fbc8f

Green #008000

Honeydew #f0fff0

Frequently asked questions

#a8c7ad (#a8c7ad) is rgb(168, 199, 173) in RGB.

No, #a8c7ad 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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