#9ba997

Color #9ba997

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light green.

Closest named color Dark Gray #a9a9a9 · ΔE 11.41 Nearest Tailwind class olive-400 #abab9c · ΔE 6.4

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Conversions

HEX

#9ba997

RGB

rgb(155, 169, 151)

HSL

hsl(106.7, 9.5%, 62.7%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(106.7, 10.7%, 66.3%)

CMYK

cmyk(8.3%, 0%, 10.7%, 33.7%)

LAB

lab(67.71, -8.36, 7.62)

LCH

lch(67.71, 11.31, 137.65)

OKLCH

oklch(71.9%, 0.03, 138.78)

HWB

hwb(106.7, 59.2%, 33.7%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#a597a9

Analogous

#a4a997

#9ba997

#97a99c

Triadic

#9ba997

#979ba9

#a9979b

Split-complementary

#9ba997

#9c97a9

#a997a4

Tetradic

#9ba997

#97a9a5

#a597a9

#a9979b

Square

#9ba997

#97a4a9

#a597a9

#a99c97

Shades

Color #9ba997 mixed toward black.

#7f917a

#657560

#4c5848

#323a30

#191d18

Tints

Color #9ba997 mixed toward white.

#acb7a8

#bcc6ba

#cdd4cb

#dee2dc

#eef1ee

Tones

Color #9ba997 mixed toward gray.

#9ca798

#9da69a

#9da49b

#9ea39d

#9fa19e

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.47:1

Aa Black text on this color

8.52:1

Black text reads better on this background (8.52:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#a1a19c · ΔE 9

Deuteranopia

#a09f9d · ΔE 10.7

Tritanopia

#9c9fa0 · ΔE 10.8

Achromatopsia

#a5a5a5 · ΔE 11

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Code

CSS

background-color: #9ba997;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#9ba997]

Related colors

Forest Green #228b22

Mint Green #98ff98

Dark Green #006400

Dark Sea Green #8fbc8f

Green #008000

Honeydew #f0fff0

Frequently asked questions

#9ba997 (#9ba997) is rgb(155, 169, 151) in RGB.

No, #9ba997 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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