#a9bc96

Color #a9bc96

A muted light green.

Closest named color Dark Sea Green #8fbc8f · ΔE 10.6 Nearest Tailwind class olive-400 #abab9c · ΔE 11

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Conversions

HEX

#a9bc96

RGB

rgb(169, 188, 150)

HSL

hsl(90, 22.1%, 66.3%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(90, 20.2%, 73.7%)

CMYK

cmyk(10.1%, 0%, 20.2%, 26.3%)

LAB

lab(73.94, -13.43, 17.09)

LCH

lch(73.94, 21.74, 128.16)

OKLCH

oklch(77.1%, 0.0566, 129.26)

HWB

hwb(90, 58.8%, 26.3%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#a996bc

Analogous

#bcbc96

#a9bc96

#96bc96

Triadic

#a9bc96

#96a9bc

#bc96a9

Split-complementary

#a9bc96

#9696bc

#bc96bc

Tetradic

#a9bc96

#96bca9

#a996bc

#bc96a9

Square

#a9bc96

#96bcbc

#a996bc

#bc9696

Shades

Color #a9bc96 mixed toward black.

#8da674

#718a58

#556742

#38452c

#1c2216

Tints

Color #a9bc96 mixed toward white.

#b7c7a8

#c6d2b9

#d4decb

#e2e9dc

#f1f4ee

Tones

Color #a9bc96 mixed toward gray.

#a9b999

#a9b69c

#a9b3a0

#a9afa3

#a9aca6

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.03:1

Aa Black text on this color

10.32:1

Black text reads better on this background (10.32:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#b2b2a0 · ΔE 9.7

Deuteranopia

#b0afa3 · ΔE 12

Tritanopia

#aaa8a9 · ΔE 18.8

Achromatopsia

#b6b6b6 · ΔE 16.5

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Code

CSS

background-color: #a9bc96;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#a9bc96]

Related colors

Chartreuse #7fff00

Lawn Green #7cfc00

Green Yellow #adff2f

Dark Olive Green #556b2f

Yellow Green #9acd32

Olive Drab #6b8e23

Frequently asked questions

#a9bc96 (#a9bc96) is rgb(169, 188, 150) in RGB.

No, #a9bc96 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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