#a9b8ad

Color #a9b8ad

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light green.

Closest named color Dark Gray #a9a9a9 · ΔE 9.21 Nearest Tailwind class olive-400 #abab9c · ΔE 7

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Conversions

HEX

#a9b8ad

RGB

rgb(169, 184, 173)

HSL

hsl(136, 9.6%, 69.2%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(136, 8.2%, 72.2%)

CMYK

cmyk(8.2%, 0%, 6%, 27.8%)

LAB

lab(73.37, -7.3, 3.81)

LCH

lch(73.37, 8.23, 152.44)

OKLCH

oklch(76.8%, 0.0227, 154.11)

HWB

hwb(136, 66.3%, 27.8%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#b8a9b4

Analogous

#acb8a9

#a9b8ad

#a9b8b4

Triadic

#a9b8ad

#ada9b8

#b8ada9

Split-complementary

#a9b8ad

#b4a9b8

#b8a9ac

Tetradic

#a9b8ad

#a9b4b8

#b8a9b4

#b8ada9

Square

#a9b8ad

#a9acb8

#b8a9b4

#b8b4a9

Shades

Color #a9b8ad mixed toward black.

#899d8e

#6a8170

#506154

#354038

#1b201c

Tints

Color #a9b8ad mixed toward white.

#b7c4bb

#c6d0c8

#d4dbd6

#e2e7e4

#f1f3f1

Tones

Color #a9b8ad mixed toward gray.

#aab7ae

#abb5ae

#adb4af

#aeb3af

#afb2b0

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.07:1

Aa Black text on this color

10.15:1

Black text reads better on this background (10.15:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#b0b0b0 · ΔE 9.3

Deuteranopia

#afaeb0 · ΔE 10.6

Tritanopia

#aab2b2 · ΔE 6.5

Achromatopsia

#b4b4b4 · ΔE 9.2

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Code

CSS

background-color: #a9b8ad;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#a9b8ad]

Related colors

Sea Green #2e8b57

Medium Sea Green #3cb371

Spring Green #00ff7f

Mint Cream #f5fffa

Forest Green #228b22

Mint Green #98ff98

Frequently asked questions

#a9b8ad (#a9b8ad) is rgb(169, 184, 173) in RGB.

No, #a9b8ad is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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