#a9ab9a

Color #a9ab9a

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light yellow.

Closest named color Dark Gray #a9a9a9 · ΔE 9.32 Nearest Tailwind class olive-400 #abab9c · ΔE 1.4

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Conversions

HEX

#a9ab9a

RGB

rgb(169, 171, 154)

HSL

hsl(67.1, 9.2%, 63.7%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(67.1, 9.9%, 67.1%)

CMYK

cmyk(1.2%, 0%, 9.9%, 32.9%)

LAB

lab(69.39, -3.8, 8.51)

LCH

lch(69.39, 9.32, 114.06)

OKLCH

oklch(73.5%, 0.024, 112.51)

HWB

hwb(67.1, 60.4%, 32.9%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#9c9aab

Analogous

#aba49a

#a9ab9a

#a0ab9a

Triadic

#a9ab9a

#9aa9ab

#ab9aa9

Split-complementary

#a9ab9a

#9aa0ab

#a49aab

Tetradic

#a9ab9a

#9aab9c

#9c9aab

#ab9aa9

Square

#a9ab9a

#9aaba4

#9c9aab

#ab9aa0

Shades

Color #a9ab9a mixed toward black.

#90927c

#747662

#57594a

#3a3b31

#1d1e19

Tints

Color #a9ab9a mixed toward white.

#b7b9ab

#c6c7bc

#d4d5cc

#e2e3dd

#f1f1ee

Tones

Color #a9ab9a mixed toward gray.

#a8aa9b

#a7a89d

#a6a79e

#a5a5a0

#a4a4a1

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.34:1

Aa Black text on this color

8.98:1

Black text reads better on this background (8.98:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#aaaa9e · ΔE 2.4

Deuteranopia

#aaaa9f · ΔE 2.9

Tritanopia

#a9a2a2 · ΔE 11

Achromatopsia

#a9a9a9 · ΔE 8.3

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #a9ab9a;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#a9ab9a]

Related colors

Ivory #fffff0

Beige #f5f5dc

Light Goldenrod Yellow #fafad2

Light Yellow #ffffe0

Olive #808000

Yellow #ffff00

Frequently asked questions

#a9ab9a (#a9ab9a) is rgb(169, 171, 154) in RGB.

No, #a9ab9a is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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