#a9b6aa

Color #a9b6aa

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light green.

Closest named color Dark Gray #a9a9a9 · ΔE 8.91 Nearest Tailwind class olive-400 #abab9c · ΔE 6.1

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Conversions

HEX

#a9b6aa

RGB

rgb(169, 182, 170)

HSL

hsl(124.6, 8.2%, 68.8%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(124.6, 7.1%, 71.4%)

CMYK

cmyk(7.1%, 0%, 6.6%, 28.6%)

LAB

lab(72.76, -6.8, 4.56)

LCH

lch(72.76, 8.19, 146.15)

OKLCH

oklch(76.3%, 0.0222, 147.53)

HWB

hwb(124.6, 66.3%, 28.6%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#b6a9b5

Analogous

#aeb6a9

#a9b6aa

#a9b6b0

Triadic

#a9b6aa

#aaa9b6

#b6aaa9

Split-complementary

#a9b6aa

#b0a9b6

#b6a9ae

Tetradic

#a9b6aa

#a9b5b6

#b6a9b5

#b6aaa9

Square

#a9b6aa

#a9aeb6

#b6a9b5

#b6b0a9

Shades

Color #a9b6aa mixed toward black.

#899b8b

#6b7f6d

#515f52

#363f36

#1b201b

Tints

Color #a9b6aa mixed toward white.

#b7c2b8

#c6cec6

#d4dad4

#e2e7e3

#f1f3f1

Tones

Color #a9b6aa mixed toward gray.

#aab5ab

#abb4ac

#acb3ad

#adb2ae

#aeb1af

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.11:1

Aa Black text on this color

9.96:1

Black text reads better on this background (9.96:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#afafad · ΔE 8.2

Deuteranopia

#aeadae · ΔE 9.9

Tritanopia

#aaafb0 · ΔE 7.8

Achromatopsia

#b2b2b2 · ΔE 8.9

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #a9b6aa;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#a9b6aa]

Related colors

Forest Green #228b22

Mint Green #98ff98

Dark Green #006400

Dark Sea Green #8fbc8f

Green #008000

Honeydew #f0fff0

Frequently asked questions

#a9b6aa (#a9b6aa) is rgb(169, 182, 170) in RGB.

No, #a9b6aa is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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