#a9adab

Color #a9adab

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light green.

Closest named color Dark Gray #a9a9a9 · ΔE 2.18 Nearest Tailwind class neutral-400 #a1a1a1 · ΔE 4.2

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Conversions

HEX

#a9adab

RGB

rgb(169, 173, 171)

HSL

hsl(150, 2.4%, 67.1%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(150, 2.3%, 67.8%)

CMYK

cmyk(2.3%, 0%, 1.2%, 32.2%)

LAB

lab(70.36, -1.79, 0.53)

LCH

lch(70.36, 1.87, 163.51)

OKLCH

oklch(74.4%, 0.0053, 164.65)

HWB

hwb(150, 66.3%, 32.2%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#ada9ab

Analogous

#a9ada9

#a9adab

#a9adad

Triadic

#a9adab

#aba9ad

#adaba9

Split-complementary

#a9adab

#ada9ad

#ada9a9

Tetradic

#a9adab

#a9abad

#ada9ab

#adaba9

Square

#a9adab

#a9a9ad

#ada9ab

#adada9

Shades

Color #a9adab mixed toward black.

#8c918f

#6f7572

#535856

#383a39

#1c1d1d

Tints

Color #a9adab mixed toward white.

#b7bbb9

#c6c8c7

#d4d6d5

#e2e4e3

#f1f1f1

Tones

Color #a9adab mixed toward gray.

#a9adab

#aaacab

#ababab

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.27:1

Aa Black text on this color

9.25:1

Black text reads better on this background (9.25:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#ababab · ΔE 2.6

Deuteranopia

#abaaac · ΔE 3.9

Tritanopia

#a9acac · ΔE 1.3

Achromatopsia

#acacac · ΔE 2.6

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #a9adab;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#a9adab]

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Medium Spring Green #00fa9a

Medium Aquamarine #66cdaa

Frequently asked questions

#a9adab (#a9adab) is rgb(169, 173, 171) in RGB.

No, #a9adab is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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