#a8caa5

Color #a8caa5

A muted light green.

Closest named color Dark Sea Green #8fbc8f · ΔE 8.69 Nearest Tailwind class green-200 #b9f8cf · ΔE 10.9

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Conversions

HEX

#a8caa5

RGB

rgb(168, 202, 165)

HSL

hsl(115.1, 25.9%, 72%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(115.1, 18.3%, 79.2%)

CMYK

cmyk(16.8%, 0%, 18.3%, 20.8%)

LAB

lab(78.04, -18.39, 14.78)

LCH

lch(78.04, 23.59, 141.21)

OKLCH

oklch(80.4%, 0.0629, 142.82)

HWB

hwb(115.1, 64.7%, 20.8%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#c7a5ca

Analogous

#bbcaa5

#a8caa5

#a5cab5

Triadic

#a8caa5

#a5a8ca

#caa5a8

Split-complementary

#a8caa5

#b5a5ca

#caa5bb

Tetradic

#a8caa5

#a5cac7

#c7a5ca

#caa5a8

Square

#a8caa5

#a5bbca

#c7a5ca

#cab5a5

Shades

Color #a8caa5 mixed toward black.

#83b37f

#609a5b

#487444

#304d2d

#182717

Tints

Color #a8caa5 mixed toward white.

#b7d3b4

#c5dcc3

#d4e5d2

#e2ede1

#f1f6f0

Tones

Color #a8caa5 mixed toward gray.

#abc7a8

#adc4ab

#b0c1ae

#b2beb1

#b5bbb5

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.8:1

Aa Black text on this color

11.66:1

Black text reads better on this background (11.66:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#b8b8af · ΔE 15.1

Deuteranopia

#b6b3b1 · ΔE 19.4

Tritanopia

#aab6b8 · ΔE 16.8

Achromatopsia

#c1c1c1 · ΔE 18.2

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Code

CSS

background-color: #a8caa5;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#a8caa5]

Related colors

Forest Green #228b22

Mint Green #98ff98

Dark Green #006400

Dark Sea Green #8fbc8f

Green #008000

Honeydew #f0fff0

Frequently asked questions

#a8caa5 (#a8caa5) is rgb(168, 202, 165) in RGB.

No, #a8caa5 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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