#a9b999

Color #a9b999

A muted light green.

Closest named color Dark Sea Green #8fbc8f · ΔE 13 Nearest Tailwind class olive-400 #abab9c · ΔE 9.2

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Conversions

HEX

#a9b999

RGB

rgb(169, 185, 153)

HSL

hsl(90, 18.6%, 66.3%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(90, 17.3%, 72.5%)

CMYK

cmyk(8.6%, 0%, 17.3%, 27.5%)

LAB

lab(73.18, -11.38, 14.41)

LCH

lch(73.18, 18.36, 128.3)

OKLCH

oklch(76.5%, 0.0478, 129.15)

HWB

hwb(90, 60%, 27.5%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#a999b9

Analogous

#b9b999

#a9b999

#99b999

Triadic

#a9b999

#99a9b9

#b999a9

Split-complementary

#a9b999

#9999b9

#b999b9

Tetradic

#a9b999

#99b9a9

#a999b9

#b999a9

Square

#a9b999

#99b9b9

#a999b9

#b99999

Shades

Color #a9b999 mixed toward black.

#8da278

#71865c

#556445

#38432e

#1c2117

Tints

Color #a9b999 mixed toward white.

#b7c5aa

#c6d0bb

#d4dccc

#e2e8dd

#f1f3ee

Tones

Color #a9b999 mixed toward gray.

#a9b69c

#a9b49e

#a9b1a1

#a9aea4

#a9aca6

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.08:1

Aa Black text on this color

10.09:1

Black text reads better on this background (10.09:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#b0b0a2 · ΔE 9.2

Deuteranopia

#afaea3 · ΔE 10.7

Tritanopia

#aaa8a9 · ΔE 17

Achromatopsia

#b4b4b4 · ΔE 14.8

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Code

CSS

background-color: #a9b999;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#a9b999]

Related colors

Chartreuse #7fff00

Lawn Green #7cfc00

Green Yellow #adff2f

Dark Olive Green #556b2f

Yellow Green #9acd32

Olive Drab #6b8e23

Frequently asked questions

#a9b999 (#a9b999) is rgb(169, 185, 153) in RGB.

No, #a9b999 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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