#a3a78e

Color #a3a78e

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light yellow.

Closest named color Dark Gray #a9a9a9 · ΔE 13.9 Nearest Tailwind class olive-400 #abab9c · ΔE 4.7

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Conversions

HEX

#a3a78e

RGB

rgb(163, 167, 142)

HSL

hsl(69.6, 12.4%, 60.6%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(69.6, 15%, 65.5%)

CMYK

cmyk(2.4%, 0%, 15%, 34.5%)

LAB

lab(67.56, -5.91, 12.47)

LCH

lch(67.56, 13.8, 115.36)

OKLCH

oklch(71.8%, 0.0354, 114.68)

HWB

hwb(69.6, 55.7%, 34.5%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#928ea7

Analogous

#a79f8e

#a3a78e

#97a78e

Triadic

#a3a78e

#8ea3a7

#a78ea3

Split-complementary

#a3a78e

#8e97a7

#9f8ea7

Tetradic

#a3a78e

#8ea792

#928ea7

#a78ea3

Square

#a3a78e

#8ea79f

#928ea7

#a78e97

Shades

Color #a3a78e mixed toward black.

#8b9071

#70745a

#545744

#383a2d

#1c1d17

Tints

Color #a3a78e mixed toward white.

#b2b6a1

#c2c4b4

#d1d3c7

#e0e2d9

#f0f0ec

Tones

Color #a3a78e mixed toward gray.

#a2a590

#a0a392

#9fa194

#9d9f96

#9c9d98

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.48:1

Aa Black text on this color

8.48:1

Black text reads better on this background (8.48:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#a5a595 · ΔE 4

Deuteranopia

#a5a496 · ΔE 5.1

Tritanopia

#a3999b · ΔE 16.8

Achromatopsia

#a5a5a5 · ΔE 11.4

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Code

CSS

background-color: #a3a78e;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#a3a78e]

Related colors

Ivory #fffff0

Beige #f5f5dc

Light Goldenrod Yellow #fafad2

Light Yellow #ffffe0

Olive #808000

Yellow #ffff00

Frequently asked questions

#a3a78e (#a3a78e) is rgb(163, 167, 142) in RGB.

No, #a3a78e is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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