#99ab8e

Color #99ab8e

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light green.

Closest named color Dark Sea Green #8fbc8f · ΔE 13.79 Nearest Tailwind class olive-400 #abab9c · ΔE 9

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Conversions

HEX

#99ab8e

RGB

rgb(153, 171, 142)

HSL

hsl(97.2, 14.7%, 61.4%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(97.2, 17%, 67.1%)

CMYK

cmyk(10.5%, 0%, 17%, 32.9%)

LAB

lab(67.91, -11.75, 12.85)

LCH

lch(67.91, 17.41, 132.44)

OKLCH

oklch(71.9%, 0.0457, 133.58)

HWB

hwb(97.2, 55.7%, 32.9%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#a08eab

Analogous

#a8ab8e

#99ab8e

#8eab92

Triadic

#99ab8e

#8e99ab

#ab8e99

Split-complementary

#99ab8e

#928eab

#ab8ea8

Tetradic

#99ab8e

#8eaba0

#a08eab

#ab8e99

Square

#99ab8e

#8ea8ab

#a08eab

#ab928e

Shades

Color #99ab8e mixed toward black.

#7e9570

#657859

#4c5a43

#323c2d

#191e16

Tints

Color #99ab8e mixed toward white.

#aab9a1

#bbc7b4

#ccd5c7

#dde3d9

#eef1ec

Tones

Color #99ab8e mixed toward gray.

#9aa991

#9aa693

#9ba495

#9ba198

#9c9f9a

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.45:1

Aa Black text on this color

8.57:1

Black text reads better on this background (8.57:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#a1a196 · ΔE 10.2

Deuteranopia

#a09f97 · ΔE 11.7

Tritanopia

#9a9b9d · ΔE 15.8

Achromatopsia

#a5a5a5 · ΔE 14.6

Left half is the original, right half is the simulated appearance. See all 8 vision types →

Code

CSS

background-color: #99ab8e;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#99ab8e]

Related colors

Lawn Green #7cfc00

Chartreuse #7fff00

Green Yellow #adff2f

Dark Olive Green #556b2f

Yellow Green #9acd32

Olive Drab #6b8e23

Frequently asked questions

#99ab8e (#99ab8e) is rgb(153, 171, 142) in RGB.

No, #99ab8e is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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