#9ca97e

Color #9ca97e

A muted medium green.

Closest named color Dark Sea Green #8fbc8f · ΔE 12.89 Nearest Tailwind class olive-400 #abab9c · ΔE 10.6

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Conversions

HEX

#9ca97e

RGB

rgb(156, 169, 126)

HSL

hsl(78.1, 20%, 57.8%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(78.1, 25.4%, 66.3%)

CMYK

cmyk(7.7%, 0%, 25.4%, 33.7%)

LAB

lab(67.24, -12.18, 20.73)

LCH

lch(67.24, 24.04, 120.44)

OKLCH

oklch(71.3%, 0.0616, 121.6)

HWB

hwb(78.1, 49.4%, 33.7%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#8b7ea9

Analogous

#a9a07e

#9ca97e

#86a97e

Triadic

#9ca97e

#7e9ca9

#a97e9c

Split-complementary

#9ca97e

#7e86a9

#a07ea9

Tetradic

#9ca97e

#7ea98b

#8b7ea9

#a97e9c

Square

#9ca97e

#7ea9a0

#8b7ea9

#a97e86

Shades

Color #9ca97e mixed toward black.

#859362

#6a764f

#50583b

#353b27

#1b1d14

Tints

Color #9ca97e mixed toward white.

#acb793

#bdc6a9

#cdd4be

#dee2d4

#eef1e9

Tones

Color #9ca97e mixed toward gray.

#9ba581

#99a285

#989e89

#969b8c

#959790

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.5:1

Aa Black text on this color

8.39:1

Black text reads better on this background (8.39:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#a2a28a · ΔE 7.5

Deuteranopia

#a1a08d · ΔE 9.4

Tritanopia

#9d9394 · ΔE 23

Achromatopsia

#a4a4a4 · ΔE 16.9

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #9ca97e;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#9ca97e]

Related colors

Olive Drab #6b8e23

Yellow Green #9acd32

Dark Olive Green #556b2f

Green Yellow #adff2f

Chartreuse #7fff00

Lawn Green #7cfc00

Frequently asked questions

#9ca97e (#9ca97e) is rgb(156, 169, 126) in RGB.

No, #9ca97e is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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