#a5ac97

Color #a5ac97

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light green.

Closest named color Dark Gray #a9a9a9 · ΔE 11.8 Nearest Tailwind class olive-400 #abab9c · ΔE 4.1

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Conversions

HEX

#a5ac97

RGB

rgb(165, 172, 151)

HSL

hsl(80, 11.2%, 63.3%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(80, 12.2%, 67.5%)

CMYK

cmyk(4.1%, 0%, 12.2%, 32.5%)

LAB

lab(69.28, -6.32, 9.97)

LCH

lch(69.28, 11.8, 122.37)

OKLCH

oklch(73.3%, 0.0306, 122.18)

HWB

hwb(80, 59.2%, 32.5%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#9e97ac

Analogous

#aca897

#a5ac97

#9aac97

Triadic

#a5ac97

#97a5ac

#ac97a5

Split-complementary

#a5ac97

#979aac

#a897ac

Tetradic

#a5ac97

#97ac9e

#9e97ac

#ac97a5

Square

#a5ac97

#97aca8

#9e97ac

#ac979a

Shades

Color #a5ac97 mixed toward black.

#8b9479

#707860

#545a48

#383c30

#1c1e18

Tints

Color #a5ac97 mixed toward white.

#b4baa8

#c3c8ba

#d2d5cb

#e1e3dc

#f0f1ee

Tones

Color #a5ac97 mixed toward gray.

#a4aa99

#a4a89a

#a3a79c

#a3a59e

#a2a3a0

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.35:1

Aa Black text on this color

8.95:1

Black text reads better on this background (8.95:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#a8a89c · ΔE 5.1

Deuteranopia

#a8a79e · ΔE 6.6

Tritanopia

#a5a1a1 · ΔE 12.5

Achromatopsia

#a9a9a9 · ΔE 10.5

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Code

CSS

background-color: #a5ac97;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#a5ac97]

Related colors

Yellow Green #9acd32

Olive Drab #6b8e23

Dark Olive Green #556b2f

Green Yellow #adff2f

Chartreuse #7fff00

Lawn Green #7cfc00

Frequently asked questions

#a5ac97 (#a5ac97) is rgb(165, 172, 151) in RGB.

No, #a5ac97 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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