#a5a997

Color #a5a997

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light green.

Closest named color Dark Gray #a9a9a9 · ΔE 10.02 Nearest Tailwind class olive-400 #abab9c · ΔE 2.5

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Conversions

HEX

#a5a997

RGB

rgb(165, 169, 151)

HSL

hsl(73.3, 9.5%, 62.7%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(73.3, 10.7%, 66.3%)

CMYK

cmyk(2.4%, 0%, 10.7%, 33.7%)

LAB

lab(68.47, -4.71, 8.81)

LCH

lch(68.47, 9.99, 118.13)

OKLCH

oklch(72.7%, 0.0258, 117.26)

HWB

hwb(73.3, 59.2%, 33.7%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#9b97a9

Analogous

#a9a497

#a5a997

#9ca997

Triadic

#a5a997

#97a5a9

#a997a5

Split-complementary

#a5a997

#979ca9

#a497a9

Tetradic

#a5a997

#97a99b

#9b97a9

#a997a5

Square

#a5a997

#97a9a4

#9b97a9

#a9979c

Shades

Color #a5a997 mixed toward black.

#8c917a

#707560

#545848

#383a30

#1c1d18

Tints

Color #a5a997 mixed toward white.

#b4b7a8

#c3c6ba

#d2d4cb

#e1e2dc

#f0f1ee

Tones

Color #a5a997 mixed toward gray.

#a4a798

#a3a69a

#a2a49b

#a2a39d

#a1a19e

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.41:1

Aa Black text on this color

8.72:1

Black text reads better on this background (8.72:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#a7a79c · ΔE 3.7

Deuteranopia

#a7a69d · ΔE 4.9

Tritanopia

#a59fa0 · ΔE 12.1

Achromatopsia

#a7a7a7 · ΔE 9

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #a5a997;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#a5a997]

Related colors

Olive Drab #6b8e23

Yellow Green #9acd32

Dark Olive Green #556b2f

Green Yellow #adff2f

Ivory #fffff0

Beige #f5f5dc

Frequently asked questions

#a5a997 (#a5a997) is rgb(165, 169, 151) in RGB.

No, #a5a997 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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