#a9a8a4

Color #a9a8a4

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light yellow.

Closest named color Dark Gray #a9a9a9 · ΔE 2.26 Nearest Tailwind class neutral-400 #a1a1a1 · ΔE 3

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Conversions

HEX

#a9a8a4

RGB

rgb(169, 168, 164)

HSL

hsl(48, 2.8%, 65.3%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(48, 3%, 66.3%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 0.6%, 3%, 33.7%)

LAB

lab(68.84, -0.39, 2.19)

LCH

lch(68.84, 2.22, 100.1)

OKLCH

oklch(73.1%, 0.0058, 94.93)

HWB

hwb(48, 64.3%, 33.7%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#a4a5a9

Analogous

#a9a6a4

#a9a8a4

#a8a9a4

Triadic

#a9a8a4

#a4a9a8

#a8a4a9

Split-complementary

#a9a8a4

#a4a8a9

#a6a4a9

Tetradic

#a9a8a4

#a5a9a4

#a4a5a9

#a8a4a9

Square

#a9a8a4

#a4a9a6

#a4a5a9

#a9a4a8

Shades

Color #a9a8a4 mixed toward black.

#8e8d88

#72716c

#565551

#393836

#1d1c1b

Tints

Color #a9a8a4 mixed toward white.

#b7b7b3

#c6c5c2

#d4d4d2

#e2e2e1

#f1f1f0

Tones

Color #a9a8a4 mixed toward gray.

#a9a8a4

#a8a8a5

#a8a7a5

#a7a7a6

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.38:1

Aa Black text on this color

8.82:1

Black text reads better on this background (8.82:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#a9a9a5 · ΔE 0.6

Deuteranopia

#a9a9a5 · ΔE 0.6

Tritanopia

#a9a6a6 · ΔE 2.8

Achromatopsia

#a8a8a8 · ΔE 2.2

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #a9a8a4;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#a9a8a4]

Related colors

Cornsilk #fff8dc

Gold #ffd700

Goldenrod #daa520

Dark Goldenrod #b8860b

Khaki #f0e68c

Lemon Chiffon #fffacd

Frequently asked questions

#a9a8a4 (#a9a8a4) is rgb(169, 168, 164) in RGB.

No, #a9a8a4 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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