#a3ab9d

Color #a3ab9d

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light green.

Closest named color Dark Gray #a9a9a9 · ΔE 8.29 Nearest Tailwind class olive-400 #abab9c · ΔE 3.6

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Conversions

HEX

#a3ab9d

RGB

rgb(163, 171, 157)

HSL

hsl(94.3, 7.7%, 64.3%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(94.3, 8.2%, 67.1%)

CMYK

cmyk(4.7%, 0%, 8.2%, 32.9%)

LAB

lab(69, -5.46, 6.24)

LCH

lch(69, 8.29, 131.19)

OKLCH

oklch(73.1%, 0.0217, 131.46)

HWB

hwb(94.3, 61.6%, 32.9%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#a59dab

Analogous

#aaab9d

#a3ab9d

#9dab9e

Triadic

#a3ab9d

#9da3ab

#ab9da3

Split-complementary

#a3ab9d

#9e9dab

#ab9daa

Tetradic

#a3ab9d

#9daba5

#a59dab

#ab9da3

Square

#a3ab9d

#9daaab

#a59dab

#ab9e9d

Shades

Color #a3ab9d mixed toward black.

#879280

#6c7665

#51584c

#363b32

#1b1d19

Tints

Color #a3ab9d mixed toward white.

#b2b9ad

#c2c7be

#d1d5ce

#e0e3de

#f0f1ef

Tones

Color #a3ab9d mixed toward gray.

#a3aa9e

#a3a99f

#a3a7a0

#a4a6a2

#a4a5a3

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.37:1

Aa Black text on this color

8.87:1

Black text reads better on this background (8.87:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#a7a7a1 · ΔE 5.6

Deuteranopia

#a6a5a1 · ΔE 6.9

Tritanopia

#a3a3a4 · ΔE 9

Achromatopsia

#a8a8a8 · ΔE 8.4

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Code

CSS

background-color: #a3ab9d;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#a3ab9d]

Related colors

Lawn Green #7cfc00

Chartreuse #7fff00

Green Yellow #adff2f

Dark Olive Green #556b2f

Yellow Green #9acd32

Olive Drab #6b8e23

Frequently asked questions

#a3ab9d (#a3ab9d) is rgb(163, 171, 157) in RGB.

No, #a3ab9d is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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