#a5b9b5

Color #a5b9b5

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light green.

Closest named color Silver #c0c0c0 · ΔE 8.7 Nearest Tailwind class mist-400 #9ca8ab · ΔE 6.7

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Conversions

HEX

#a5b9b5

RGB

rgb(165, 185, 181)

HSL

hsl(168, 12.5%, 68.6%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(168, 10.8%, 72.5%)

CMYK

cmyk(10.8%, 0%, 2.2%, 27.5%)

LAB

lab(73.57, -7.65, -0.31)

LCH

lch(73.57, 7.66, 182.32)

OKLCH

oklch(76.9%, 0.0227, 182.27)

HWB

hwb(168, 64.7%, 27.5%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#b9a5a9

Analogous

#a5b9ab

#a5b9b5

#a5b3b9

Triadic

#a5b9b5

#b5a5b9

#b9b5a5

Split-complementary

#a5b9b5

#b9a5b3

#b9aba5

Tetradic

#a5b9b5

#a5a9b9

#b9a5a9

#b9b5a5

Square

#a5b9b5

#aba5b9

#b9a5a9

#b3b9a5

Shades

Color #a5b9b5 mixed toward black.

#849f9a

#66837d

#4d625e

#33423f

#1a211f

Tints

Color #a5b9b5 mixed toward white.

#b4c5c1

#c3d0ce

#d2dcda

#e1e8e6

#f0f3f3

Tones

Color #a5b9b5 mixed toward gray.

#a7b7b4

#a8b6b3

#aab4b2

#acb2b1

#adb1b0

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.06:1

Aa Black text on this color

10.21:1

Black text reads better on this background (10.21:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#aeaeb6 · ΔE 11.8

Deuteranopia

#adabb6 · ΔE 13.8

Tritanopia

#a6b7b7 · ΔE 2.5

Achromatopsia

#b5b5b5 · ΔE 9.1

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #a5b9b5;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#a5b9b5]

Related colors

Turquoise #40e0d0

Aquamarine #7fffd4

Medium Aquamarine #66cdaa

Light Sea Green #20b2aa

Medium Turquoise #48d1cc

Medium Spring Green #00fa9a

Frequently asked questions

#a5b9b5 (#a5b9b5) is rgb(165, 185, 181) in RGB.

No, #a5b9b5 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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