#a9cab6

Color #a9cab6

A muted light green.

Closest named color Dark Sea Green #8fbc8f · ΔE 16.02 Nearest Tailwind class emerald-100 #d0fae5 · ΔE 10.8

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Conversions

HEX

#a9cab6

RGB

rgb(169, 202, 182)

HSL

hsl(143.6, 23.7%, 72.7%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(143.6, 16.3%, 79.2%)

CMYK

cmyk(16.3%, 0%, 9.9%, 20.8%)

LAB

lab(78.49, -14.95, 6.33)

LCH

lch(78.49, 16.23, 157.05)

OKLCH

oklch(80.9%, 0.0451, 158.67)

HWB

hwb(143.6, 66.3%, 20.8%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#caa9bd

Analogous

#accaa9

#a9cab6

#a9cac6

Triadic

#a9cab6

#b6a9ca

#cab6a9

Split-complementary

#a9cab6

#c6a9ca

#caa9ac

Tetradic

#a9cab6

#a9bdca

#caa9bd

#cab6a9

Square

#a9cab6

#a9acca

#caa9bd

#cac6a9

Shades

Color #a9cab6 mixed toward black.

#83b295

#5e9975

#477358

#2f4c3b

#18261d

Tints

Color #a9cab6 mixed toward white.

#b7d3c2

#c6dcce

#d4e4da

#e2ede7

#f1f6f3

Tones

Color #a9cab6 mixed toward gray.

#acc7b6

#aec4b7

#b1c2b8

#b4bfb8

#b7bcb9

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.78:1

Aa Black text on this color

11.81:1

Black text reads better on this background (11.81:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#b8b9bb · ΔE 15.9

Deuteranopia

#b6b4bc · ΔE 19.4

Tritanopia

#abbfc0 · ΔE 10.2

Achromatopsia

#c2c2c2 · ΔE 15.2

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Code

CSS

background-color: #a9cab6;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#a9cab6]

Related colors

Sea Green #2e8b57

Medium Sea Green #3cb371

Spring Green #00ff7f

Mint Cream #f5fffa

Medium Spring Green #00fa9a

Medium Aquamarine #66cdaa

Frequently asked questions

#a9cab6 (#a9cab6) is rgb(169, 202, 182) in RGB.

No, #a9cab6 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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