#9ca299

Color #9ca299

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light green.

Closest named color Dark Gray #a9a9a9 · ΔE 6.44 Nearest Tailwind class olive-400 #abab9c · ΔE 4.6

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Conversions

HEX

#9ca299

RGB

rgb(156, 162, 153)

HSL

hsl(100, 4.6%, 61.8%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(100, 5.6%, 63.5%)

CMYK

cmyk(3.7%, 0%, 5.6%, 36.5%)

LAB

lab(65.91, -3.86, 3.93)

LCH

lch(65.91, 5.51, 134.49)

OKLCH

oklch(70.5%, 0.0146, 135)

HWB

hwb(100, 60%, 36.5%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#9f99a2

Analogous

#a1a299

#9ca299

#99a29b

Triadic

#9ca299

#999ca2

#a2999c

Split-complementary

#9ca299

#9b99a2

#a299a1

Tetradic

#9ca299

#99a29f

#9f99a2

#a2999c

Square

#9ca299

#99a1a2

#9f99a2

#a29b99

Shades

Color #9ca299 mixed toward black.

#81897e

#676e64

#4e524b

#343732

#1a1b19

Tints

Color #9ca299 mixed toward white.

#adb2aa

#bdc1bb

#ced1cc

#dee0dd

#eff0ee

Tones

Color #9ca299 mixed toward gray.

#9ca19a

#9da19b

#9da09b

#9d9f9c

#9d9e9d

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.61:1

Aa Black text on this color

8.04:1

Black text reads better on this background (8.04:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#9f9f9b · ΔE 4.2

Deuteranopia

#9e9e9c · ΔE 5.1

Tritanopia

#9c9d9d · ΔE 5.8

Achromatopsia

#a0a0a0 · ΔE 6

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Code

CSS

background-color: #9ca299;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#9ca299]

Related colors

Lawn Green #7cfc00

Chartreuse #7fff00

Green Yellow #adff2f

Dark Olive Green #556b2f

Forest Green #228b22

Mint Green #98ff98

Frequently asked questions

#9ca299 (#9ca299) is rgb(156, 162, 153) in RGB.

No, #9ca299 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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