#a9cbae

Color #a9cbae

A muted light green.

Closest named color Dark Sea Green #8fbc8f · ΔE 11.94 Nearest Tailwind class green-200 #b9f8cf · ΔE 10.8

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Conversions

HEX

#a9cbae

RGB

rgb(169, 203, 174)

HSL

hsl(128.8, 24.6%, 72.9%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(128.8, 16.7%, 79.6%)

CMYK

cmyk(16.7%, 0%, 14.3%, 20.4%)

LAB

lab(78.58, -16.95, 10.74)

LCH

lch(78.58, 20.07, 147.64)

OKLCH

oklch(80.9%, 0.0543, 149.24)

HWB

hwb(128.8, 66.3%, 20.4%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#cba9c6

Analogous

#b5cba9

#a9cbae

#a9cbbf

Triadic

#a9cbae

#aea9cb

#cbaea9

Split-complementary

#a9cbae

#bfa9cb

#cba9b5

Tetradic

#a9cbae

#a9c6cb

#cba9c6

#cbaea9

Square

#a9cbae

#a9b5cb

#cba9c6

#cbbfa9

Shades

Color #a9cbae mixed toward black.

#82b48a

#5d9a66

#46744d

#2f4d33

#17271a

Tints

Color #a9cbae mixed toward white.

#b7d4bb

#c6dcc9

#d4e5d6

#e2eee4

#f1f6f1

Tones

Color #a9cbae mixed toward gray.

#acc8b0

#afc5b2

#b1c2b4

#b4c0b6

#b7bdb8

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.77:1

Aa Black text on this color

11.84:1

Black text reads better on this background (11.84:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#b9b9b6 · ΔE 16

Deuteranopia

#b7b4b7 · ΔE 20.1

Tritanopia

#abbbbd · ΔE 14.1

Achromatopsia

#c2c2c2 · ΔE 16.9

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Code

CSS

background-color: #a9cbae;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#a9cbae]

Related colors

Forest Green #228b22

Mint Green #98ff98

Dark Green #006400

Dark Sea Green #8fbc8f

Green #008000

Honeydew #f0fff0

Frequently asked questions

#a9cbae (#a9cbae) is rgb(169, 203, 174) in RGB.

No, #a9cbae 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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