#9ca49a

Color #9ca49a

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light green.

Closest named color Dark Gray #a9a9a9 · ΔE 6.92 Nearest Tailwind class olive-400 #abab9c · ΔE 4.7

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Conversions

HEX

#9ca49a

RGB

rgb(156, 164, 154)

HSL

hsl(108, 5.2%, 62.4%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(108, 6.1%, 64.3%)

CMYK

cmyk(4.9%, 0%, 6.1%, 35.7%)

LAB

lab(66.48, -4.76, 4.2)

LCH

lch(66.48, 6.35, 138.58)

OKLCH

oklch(70.9%, 0.017, 139.55)

HWB

hwb(108, 60.4%, 35.7%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#a29aa4

Analogous

#a1a49a

#9ca49a

#9aa49d

Triadic

#9ca49a

#9a9ca4

#a49a9c

Split-complementary

#9ca49a

#9d9aa4

#a49aa1

Tetradic

#9ca49a

#9aa4a2

#a29aa4

#a49a9c

Square

#9ca49a

#9aa1a4

#a29aa4

#a49d9a

Shades

Color #9ca49a mixed toward black.

#818b7e

#677065

#4d544b

#333832

#1a1c19

Tints

Color #9ca49a mixed toward white.

#adb3ab

#bdc2bc

#ced2cd

#dee1dd

#eff0ee

Tones

Color #9ca49a mixed toward gray.

#9da39b

#9da29c

#9ea29d

#9ea19d

#9fa09e

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.56:1

Aa Black text on this color

8.19:1

Black text reads better on this background (8.19:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#a0a09c · ΔE 5.3

Deuteranopia

#9f9e9d · ΔE 7

Tritanopia

#9c9e9f · ΔE 7

Achromatopsia

#a2a2a2 · ΔE 7

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Code

CSS

background-color: #9ca49a;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#9ca49a]

Related colors

Forest Green #228b22

Mint Green #98ff98

Dark Green #006400

Dark Sea Green #8fbc8f

Green #008000

Honeydew #f0fff0

Frequently asked questions

#9ca49a (#9ca49a) is rgb(156, 164, 154) in RGB.

No, #9ca49a is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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