#9fa59d

Color #9fa59d

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light green.

Closest named color Dark Gray #a9a9a9 · ΔE 5.45 Nearest Tailwind class olive-400 #abab9c · ΔE 4.3

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Conversions

HEX

#9fa59d

RGB

rgb(159, 165, 157)

HSL

hsl(105, 4.3%, 63.1%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(105, 4.8%, 64.7%)

CMYK

cmyk(3.6%, 0%, 4.8%, 35.3%)

LAB

lab(67.06, -3.66, 3.4)

LCH

lch(67.06, 5, 137.11)

OKLCH

oklch(71.5%, 0.0132, 137.76)

HWB

hwb(105, 61.6%, 35.3%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#a39da5

Analogous

#a3a59d

#9fa59d

#9da59f

Triadic

#9fa59d

#9d9fa5

#a59d9f

Split-complementary

#9fa59d

#9f9da5

#a59da3

Tetradic

#9fa59d

#9da5a3

#a39da5

#a59d9f

Square

#9fa59d

#9da3a5

#a39da5

#a59f9d

Shades

Color #9fa59d mixed toward black.

#838b81

#697067

#4f544d

#343833

#1a1c1a

Tints

Color #9fa59d mixed toward white.

#afb4ad

#bfc3be

#cfd2ce

#dfe1de

#eff0ef

Tones

Color #9fa59d mixed toward gray.

#9fa49e

#a0a49e

#a0a39f

#a0a2a0

#a1a2a0

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.52:1

Aa Black text on this color

8.34:1

Black text reads better on this background (8.34:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#a2a29f · ΔE 4.3

Deuteranopia

#a1a19f · ΔE 4.7

Tritanopia

#9fa1a1 · ΔE 5

Achromatopsia

#a3a3a3 · ΔE 5.6

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Code

CSS

background-color: #9fa59d;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#9fa59d]

Related colors

Lawn Green #7cfc00

Chartreuse #7fff00

Forest Green #228b22

Mint Green #98ff98

Dark Green #006400

Dark Sea Green #8fbc8f

Frequently asked questions

#9fa59d (#9fa59d) is rgb(159, 165, 157) in RGB.

No, #9fa59d is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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