#a9b0ae

Color #a9b0ae

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light green.

Closest named color Dark Gray #a9a9a9 · ΔE 3.48 Nearest Tailwind class mist-400 #9ca8ab · ΔE 3.9

Open in Palette generator Color wheel Color mixer Contrast checker Blindness simulator Gradient

Conversions

HEX

#a9b0ae

RGB

rgb(169, 176, 174)

HSL

hsl(162.9, 4.2%, 67.6%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(162.9, 4%, 69%)

CMYK

cmyk(4%, 0%, 1.1%, 31%)

LAB

lab(71.24, -2.84, 0.17)

LCH

lch(71.24, 2.85, 176.57)

OKLCH

oklch(75.1%, 0.0084, 177.27)

HWB

hwb(162.9, 66.3%, 31%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#b0a9ab

Analogous

#a9b0aa

#a9b0ae

#a9aeb0

Triadic

#a9b0ae

#aea9b0

#b0aea9

Split-complementary

#a9b0ae

#b0a9ae

#b0aaa9

Tetradic

#a9b0ae

#a9abb0

#b0a9ab

#b0aea9

Square

#a9b0ae

#aaa9b0

#b0a9ab

#aeb0a9

Shades

Color #a9b0ae mixed toward black.

#8b9492

#6e7875

#535a58

#373c3a

#1c1e1d

Tints

Color #a9b0ae mixed toward white.

#b7bdbb

#c6cac9

#d4d7d6

#e2e5e4

#f1f2f1

Tones

Color #a9b0ae mixed toward gray.

#a9afae

#aaafad

#abaead

#acadad

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.21:1

Aa Black text on this color

9.51:1

Black text reads better on this background (9.51:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#acacae · ΔE 4.6

Deuteranopia

#acabaf · ΔE 5.9

Tritanopia

#a9afaf · ΔE 1.3

Achromatopsia

#aeaeae · ΔE 3.9

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #a9b0ae;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#a9b0ae]

Related colors

Aquamarine #7fffd4

Medium Aquamarine #66cdaa

Medium Spring Green #00fa9a

Turquoise #40e0d0

Mint Cream #f5fffa

Spring Green #00ff7f

Frequently asked questions

#a9b0ae (#a9b0ae) is rgb(169, 176, 174) in RGB.

No, #a9b0ae is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

Related tools

Colors

HEX to RGB Converter

Convert any HEX color code to its RGB and HSL equivalents, live, with copy-to-clipboard values.

Try it → Accessibility

Contrast Checker

Check the WCAG contrast ratio between any two colors, live, with AA/AAA pass-fail results.

Try it → Generators

Palette Generator

Generate complementary, analogous, triadic, split-complementary, tetradic, square, and monochromatic palettes from any base color.

Try it →

Build something with this color

Generate a full palette from #a9b0ae, or check how it holds up for accessibility.

Generate a palette → Check contrast