#a9ada6

Color #a9ada6

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light green.

Closest named color Dark Gray #a9a9a9 · ΔE 4.25 Nearest Tailwind class olive-400 #abab9c · ΔE 3.8

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Conversions

HEX

#a9ada6

RGB

rgb(169, 173, 166)

HSL

hsl(94.3, 4.1%, 66.5%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(94.3, 4%, 67.8%)

CMYK

cmyk(2.3%, 0%, 4%, 32.2%)

LAB

lab(70.23, -2.73, 3.1)

LCH

lch(70.23, 4.13, 131.37)

OKLCH

oklch(74.2%, 0.0108, 131.63)

HWB

hwb(94.3, 65.1%, 32.2%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#aaa6ad

Analogous

#adada6

#a9ada6

#a6ada7

Triadic

#a9ada6

#a6a9ad

#ada6a9

Split-complementary

#a9ada6

#a7a6ad

#ada6ad

Tetradic

#a9ada6

#a6adaa

#aaa6ad

#ada6a9

Square

#a9ada6

#a6adad

#aaa6ad

#ada7a6

Shades

Color #a9ada6 mixed toward black.

#8d9289

#70766c

#545851

#383b36

#1c1d1b

Tints

Color #a9ada6 mixed toward white.

#b7bbb5

#c6c8c4

#d4d6d3

#e2e4e1

#f1f1f0

Tones

Color #a9ada6 mixed toward gray.

#a9aca7

#a9aba8

#a9aaa9

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.28:1

Aa Black text on this color

9.22:1

Black text reads better on this background (9.22:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#ababa8 · ΔE 3.2

Deuteranopia

#abaaa8 · ΔE 4.1

Tritanopia

#a9a9a9 · ΔE 4.7

Achromatopsia

#acacac · ΔE 4.6

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Code

CSS

background-color: #a9ada6;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#a9ada6]

Related colors

Lawn Green #7cfc00

Chartreuse #7fff00

Green Yellow #adff2f

Dark Olive Green #556b2f

Yellow Green #9acd32

Olive Drab #6b8e23

Frequently asked questions

#a9ada6 (#a9ada6) is rgb(169, 173, 166) in RGB.

No, #a9ada6 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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