#9fa8a0

Color #9fa8a0

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light green.

Closest named color Dark Gray #a9a9a9 · ΔE 5.75 Nearest Tailwind class olive-400 #abab9c · ΔE 4.9

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Conversions

HEX

#9fa8a0

RGB

rgb(159, 168, 160)

HSL

hsl(126.7, 4.9%, 64.1%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(126.7, 5.4%, 65.9%)

CMYK

cmyk(5.4%, 0%, 4.8%, 34.1%)

LAB

lab(67.96, -4.72, 3.03)

LCH

lch(67.96, 5.61, 147.3)

OKLCH

oklch(72.2%, 0.0152, 148.71)

HWB

hwb(126.7, 62.4%, 34.1%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#a89fa7

Analogous

#a2a89f

#9fa8a0

#9fa8a4

Triadic

#9fa8a0

#a09fa8

#a8a09f

Split-complementary

#9fa8a0

#a49fa8

#a89fa2

Tetradic

#9fa8a0

#9fa7a8

#a89fa7

#a8a09f

Square

#9fa8a0

#9fa2a8

#a89fa7

#a8a49f

Shades

Color #9fa8a0 mixed toward black.

#828e84

#687269

#4e564f

#343934

#1a1d1a

Tints

Color #9fa8a0 mixed toward white.

#afb6b0

#bfc5c0

#cfd3cf

#dfe2df

#eff0ef

Tones

Color #9fa8a0 mixed toward gray.

#a0a7a1

#a0a6a1

#a1a6a2

#a2a5a2

#a3a4a3

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.45:1

Aa Black text on this color

8.58:1

Black text reads better on this background (8.58:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#a3a3a2 · ΔE 6.2

Deuteranopia

#a2a2a2 · ΔE 6.6

Tritanopia

#9fa4a4 · ΔE 4.9

Achromatopsia

#a6a6a6 · ΔE 6.6

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #9fa8a0;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#9fa8a0]

Related colors

Forest Green #228b22

Mint Green #98ff98

Dark Green #006400

Dark Sea Green #8fbc8f

Green #008000

Honeydew #f0fff0

Frequently asked questions

#9fa8a0 (#9fa8a0) is rgb(159, 168, 160) in RGB.

No, #9fa8a0 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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