#a9b7af

Color #a9b7af

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light green.

Closest named color Dark Gray #a9a9a9 · ΔE 7.87 Nearest Tailwind class olive-400 #abab9c · ΔE 6.9

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Conversions

HEX

#a9b7af

RGB

rgb(169, 183, 175)

HSL

hsl(145.7, 8.9%, 69%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(145.7, 7.7%, 71.8%)

CMYK

cmyk(7.7%, 0%, 4.4%, 28.2%)

LAB

lab(73.15, -6.39, 2.4)

LCH

lch(73.15, 6.83, 159.41)

OKLCH

oklch(76.6%, 0.0192, 160.81)

HWB

hwb(145.7, 66.3%, 28.2%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#b7a9b1

Analogous

#aab7a9

#a9b7af

#a9b7b6

Triadic

#a9b7af

#afa9b7

#b7afa9

Split-complementary

#a9b7af

#b6a9b7

#b7a9aa

Tetradic

#a9b7af

#a9b1b7

#b7a9b1

#b7afa9

Square

#a9b7af

#a9aab7

#b7a9b1

#b7b6a9

Shades

Color #a9b7af mixed toward black.

#899c91

#6b8074

#506057

#35403a

#1b201d

Tints

Color #a9b7af mixed toward white.

#b7c3bc

#c6cfca

#d4dbd7

#e2e7e4

#f1f3f2

Tones

Color #a9b7af mixed toward gray.

#aab6af

#abb5af

#acb3af

#aeb2b0

#afb1b0

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.08:1

Aa Black text on this color

10.08:1

Black text reads better on this background (10.08:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#afafb1 · ΔE 9

Deuteranopia

#aeadb1 · ΔE 10.3

Tritanopia

#aab3b3 · ΔE 4.8

Achromatopsia

#b4b4b4 · ΔE 8.1

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #a9b7af;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#a9b7af]

Related colors

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Medium Sea Green #3cb371

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Mint Cream #f5fffa

Medium Spring Green #00fa9a

Medium Aquamarine #66cdaa

Frequently asked questions

#a9b7af (#a9b7af) is rgb(169, 183, 175) in RGB.

No, #a9b7af is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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