#a3b299

Color #a3b299

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light green.

Closest named color Dark Gray #a9a9a9 · ΔE 14.9 Nearest Tailwind class olive-400 #abab9c · ΔE 7.5

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Conversions

HEX

#a3b299

RGB

rgb(163, 178, 153)

HSL

hsl(96, 14%, 64.9%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(96, 14%, 69.8%)

CMYK

cmyk(8.4%, 0%, 14%, 30.2%)

LAB

lab(70.82, -9.89, 11.03)

LCH

lch(70.82, 14.81, 131.88)

OKLCH

oklch(74.5%, 0.0389, 132.71)

HWB

hwb(96, 60%, 30.2%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#a899b2

Analogous

#b0b299

#a3b299

#99b29b

Triadic

#a3b299

#99a3b2

#b299a3

Split-complementary

#a3b299

#9b99b2

#b299b0

Tetradic

#a3b299

#99b2a8

#a899b2

#b299a3

Square

#a3b299

#99b0b2

#a899b2

#b29b99

Shades

Color #a3b299 mixed toward black.

#879a7a

#6b7e5f

#505e47

#363f2f

#1b1f18

Tints

Color #a3b299 mixed toward white.

#b2bfaa

#c2ccbb

#d1d9cc

#e0e5dd

#f0f2ee

Tones

Color #a3b299 mixed toward gray.

#a3b09b

#a4ae9d

#a4ac9f

#a5aaa1

#a5a8a3

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.24:1

Aa Black text on this color

9.39:1

Black text reads better on this background (9.39:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#aaaaa0 · ΔE 9

Deuteranopia

#a9a8a1 · ΔE 10.5

Tritanopia

#a4a4a5 · ΔE 13.8

Achromatopsia

#adadad · ΔE 13

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Code

CSS

background-color: #a3b299;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#a3b299]

Related colors

Lawn Green #7cfc00

Chartreuse #7fff00

Green Yellow #adff2f

Dark Olive Green #556b2f

Yellow Green #9acd32

Olive Drab #6b8e23

Frequently asked questions

#a3b299 (#a3b299) is rgb(163, 178, 153) in RGB.

No, #a3b299 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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