#a9bca9

Color #a9bca9

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light green.

Closest named color Silver #c0c0c0 · ΔE 13 Nearest Tailwind class olive-400 #abab9c · ΔE 8.6

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Conversions

HEX

#a9bca9

RGB

rgb(169, 188, 169)

HSL

hsl(120, 12.4%, 70%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(120, 10.1%, 73.7%)

CMYK

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

LAB

lab(74.36, -10.14, 7.41)

LCH

lch(74.36, 12.56, 143.84)

OKLCH

oklch(77.5%, 0.0338, 145.23)

HWB

hwb(120, 66.3%, 26.3%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#bca9bc

Analogous

#b3bca9

#a9bca9

#a9bcb3

Triadic

#a9bca9

#a9a9bc

#bca9a9

Split-complementary

#a9bca9

#b3a9bc

#bca9b3

Tetradic

#a9bca9

#a9bcbc

#bca9bc

#bca9a9

Square

#a9bca9

#a9b3bc

#bca9bc

#bcb3a9

Shades

Color #a9bca9 mixed toward black.

#88a288

#688668

#4e644e

#344334

#1a211a

Tints

Color #a9bca9 mixed toward white.

#b7c7b7

#c6d2c6

#d4ddd4

#e2e9e2

#f1f4f1

Tones

Color #a9bca9 mixed toward gray.

#abbaab

#acb9ac

#aeb7ae

#afb6af

#b1b4b1

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.01:1

Aa Black text on this color

10.45:1

Black text reads better on this background (10.45:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#b2b2ae · ΔE 10.7

Deuteranopia

#b0afaf · ΔE 13

Tritanopia

#aab2b2 · ΔE 10

Achromatopsia

#b7b7b7 · ΔE 12.2

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Code

CSS

background-color: #a9bca9;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#a9bca9]

Related colors

Forest Green #228b22

Mint Green #98ff98

Dark Green #006400

Dark Sea Green #8fbc8f

Green #008000

Honeydew #f0fff0

Frequently asked questions

#a9bca9 (#a9bca9) is rgb(169, 188, 169) in RGB.

No, #a9bca9 is not one of the 216 web-safe colors — for that, every RGB channel would have to be a multiple of 51.

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