#a6a9a1

Color #a6a9a1

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light green.

Closest named color Dark Gray #a9a9a9 · ΔE 4.56 Nearest Tailwind class olive-400 #abab9c · ΔE 3.2

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Conversions

HEX

#a6a9a1

RGB

rgb(166, 169, 161)

HSL

hsl(82.5, 4.4%, 64.7%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(82.5, 4.7%, 66.3%)

CMYK

cmyk(1.8%, 0%, 4.7%, 33.7%)

LAB

lab(68.79, -2.56, 3.75)

LCH

lch(68.79, 4.54, 124.32)

OKLCH

oklch(73%, 0.0118, 123.29)

HWB

hwb(82.5, 63.1%, 33.7%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#a4a1a9

Analogous

#a9a8a1

#a6a9a1

#a2a9a1

Triadic

#a6a9a1

#a1a6a9

#a9a1a6

Split-complementary

#a6a9a1

#a1a2a9

#a8a1a9

Tetradic

#a6a9a1

#a1a9a4

#a4a1a9

#a9a1a6

Square

#a6a9a1

#a1a9a8

#a4a1a9

#a9a1a2

Shades

Color #a6a9a1 mixed toward black.

#8b8f84

#6f7369

#53564f

#383935

#1c1d1a

Tints

Color #a6a9a1 mixed toward white.

#b5b7b1

#c4c6c0

#d2d4d0

#e1e2e0

#f0f1ef

Tones

Color #a6a9a1 mixed toward gray.

#a6a8a2

#a5a7a3

#a5a6a4

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.38:1

Aa Black text on this color

8.81:1

Black text reads better on this background (8.81:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#a7a7a3 · ΔE 2.8

Deuteranopia

#a7a7a3 · ΔE 2.8

Tritanopia

#a6a5a5 · ΔE 5.2

Achromatopsia

#a8a8a8 · ΔE 4.8

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #a6a9a1;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#a6a9a1]

Related colors

Dark Olive Green #556b2f

Green Yellow #adff2f

Yellow Green #9acd32

Olive Drab #6b8e23

Chartreuse #7fff00

Lawn Green #7cfc00

Frequently asked questions

#a6a9a1 (#a6a9a1) is rgb(166, 169, 161) in RGB.

No, #a6a9a1 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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