#a9aaa1

Color #a9aaa1

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light yellow.

Closest named color Dark Gray #a9a9a9 · ΔE 4.94 Nearest Tailwind class olive-400 #abab9c · ΔE 2.6

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Conversions

HEX

#a9aaa1

RGB

rgb(169, 170, 161)

HSL

hsl(66.7, 5%, 64.9%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(66.7, 5.3%, 66.7%)

CMYK

cmyk(0.6%, 0%, 5.3%, 33.3%)

LAB

lab(69.3, -2.02, 4.51)

LCH

lch(69.3, 4.94, 114.13)

OKLCH

oklch(73.5%, 0.0127, 111.72)

HWB

hwb(66.7, 63.1%, 33.3%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#a2a1aa

Analogous

#aaa6a1

#a9aaa1

#a4aaa1

Triadic

#a9aaa1

#a1a9aa

#aaa1a9

Split-complementary

#a9aaa1

#a1a4aa

#a6a1aa

Tetradic

#a9aaa1

#a1aaa2

#a2a1aa

#aaa1a9

Square

#a9aaa1

#a1aaa6

#a2a1aa

#aaa1a4

Shades

Color #a9aaa1 mixed toward black.

#8e9084

#737469

#56574f

#393a34

#1d1d1a

Tints

Color #a9aaa1 mixed toward white.

#b7b8b1

#c6c6c0

#d4d4d0

#e2e3e0

#f1f1ef

Tones

Color #a9aaa1 mixed toward gray.

#a8a9a2

#a8a8a3

#a7a8a3

#a7a7a4

#a6a6a5

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.35:1

Aa Black text on this color

8.95:1

Black text reads better on this background (8.95:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#a9a9a3 · ΔE 1.6

Deuteranopia

#a9a9a4 · ΔE 2.1

Tritanopia

#a9a5a5 · ΔE 6.2

Achromatopsia

#a9a9a9 · ΔE 4.8

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #a9aaa1;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#a9aaa1]

Related colors

Ivory #fffff0

Beige #f5f5dc

Light Goldenrod Yellow #fafad2

Light Yellow #ffffe0

Olive #808000

Yellow #ffff00

Frequently asked questions

#a9aaa1 (#a9aaa1) is rgb(169, 170, 161) in RGB.

No, #a9aaa1 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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