#a1b5ae

Color #a1b5ae

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light green.

Closest named color Dark Gray #a9a9a9 · ΔE 8.81 Nearest Tailwind class mist-400 #9ca8ab · ΔE 7.1

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Conversions

HEX

#a1b5ae

RGB

rgb(161, 181, 174)

HSL

hsl(159, 11.9%, 67.1%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(159, 11%, 71%)

CMYK

cmyk(11%, 0%, 3.9%, 29%)

LAB

lab(72.01, -8.27, 1.22)

LCH

lch(72.01, 8.36, 171.61)

OKLCH

oklch(75.6%, 0.0242, 172.64)

HWB

hwb(159, 63.1%, 29%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#b5a1a8

Analogous

#a1b5a4

#a1b5ae

#a1b2b5

Triadic

#a1b5ae

#aea1b5

#b5aea1

Split-complementary

#a1b5ae

#b5a1b2

#b5a4a1

Tetradic

#a1b5ae

#a1a8b5

#b5a1a8

#b5aea1

Square

#a1b5ae

#a4a1b5

#b5a1a8

#b2b5a1

Shades

Color #a1b5ae mixed toward black.

#819c93

#648076

#4b6059

#32403b

#19201e

Tints

Color #a1b5ae mixed toward white.

#b1c1bc

#c0cec9

#d0dad7

#e0e6e4

#eff3f2

Tones

Color #a1b5ae mixed toward gray.

#a3b3ae

#a4b2ad

#a6b0ad

#a8aeac

#a9adac

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.16:1

Aa Black text on this color

9.74:1

Black text reads better on this background (9.74:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#aaaab0 · ΔE 12

Deuteranopia

#a9a7b0 · ΔE 14

Tritanopia

#a2b1b1 · ΔE 4.2

Achromatopsia

#b0b0b0 · ΔE 9.7

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Code

CSS

background-color: #a1b5ae;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#a1b5ae]

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Mint Cream #f5fffa

Spring Green #00ff7f

Medium Sea Green #3cb371

Frequently asked questions

#a1b5ae (#a1b5ae) is rgb(161, 181, 174) in RGB.

No, #a1b5ae is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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