#9ca49e

Color #9ca49e

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light green.

Closest named color Dark Gray #a9a9a9 · ΔE 5.25 Nearest Tailwind class mist-400 #9ca8ab · ΔE 4.9

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Conversions

HEX

#9ca49e

RGB

rgb(156, 164, 158)

HSL

hsl(135, 4.2%, 62.7%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(135, 4.9%, 64.3%)

CMYK

cmyk(4.9%, 0%, 3.7%, 35.7%)

LAB

lab(66.59, -4, 2.12)

LCH

lch(66.59, 4.53, 152.08)

OKLCH

oklch(71.1%, 0.0125, 153.43)

HWB

hwb(135, 61.2%, 35.7%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#a49ca2

Analogous

#9ea49c

#9ca49e

#9ca4a2

Triadic

#9ca49e

#9e9ca4

#a49e9c

Split-complementary

#9ca49e

#a29ca4

#a49c9e

Tetradic

#9ca49e

#9ca2a4

#a49ca2

#a49e9c

Square

#9ca49e

#9c9ea4

#a49ca2

#a4a29c

Shades

Color #9ca49e mixed toward black.

#808a83

#666f68

#4d534e

#333834

#1a1c1a

Tints

Color #9ca49e mixed toward white.

#acb3ae

#bdc2be

#cdd1ce

#dee1df

#eef0ef

Tones

Color #9ca49e mixed toward gray.

#9da39e

#9da39f

#9ea29f

#9fa19f

#9fa1a0

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.56:1

Aa Black text on this color

8.22:1

Black text reads better on this background (8.22:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#a0a09f · ΔE 5.2

Deuteranopia

#9f9ea0 · ΔE 7

Tritanopia

#9ca1a1 · ΔE 3.8

Achromatopsia

#a2a2a2 · ΔE 5.6

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Code

CSS

background-color: #9ca49e;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#9ca49e]

Related colors

Sea Green #2e8b57

Medium Sea Green #3cb371

Spring Green #00ff7f

Forest Green #228b22

Mint Green #98ff98

Dark Green #006400

Frequently asked questions

#9ca49e (#9ca49e) is rgb(156, 164, 158) in RGB.

No, #9ca49e is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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