#a6aa9c

Color #a6aa9c

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light green.

Closest named color Dark Gray #a9a9a9 · ΔE 7.84 Nearest Tailwind class olive-400 #abab9c · ΔE 1.9

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Conversions

HEX

#a6aa9c

RGB

rgb(166, 170, 156)

HSL

hsl(77.1, 7.6%, 63.9%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(77.1, 8.2%, 66.7%)

CMYK

cmyk(2.4%, 0%, 8.2%, 33.3%)

LAB

lab(68.94, -4.01, 6.73)

LCH

lch(68.94, 7.83, 120.79)

OKLCH

oklch(73.1%, 0.0203, 119.85)

HWB

hwb(77.1, 61.2%, 33.3%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#a09caa

Analogous

#aaa79c

#a6aa9c

#9faa9c

Triadic

#a6aa9c

#9ca6aa

#aa9ca6

Split-complementary

#a6aa9c

#9c9faa

#a79caa

Tetradic

#a6aa9c

#9caaa0

#a09caa

#aa9ca6

Square

#a6aa9c

#9caaa7

#a09caa

#aa9c9f

Shades

Color #a6aa9c mixed toward black.

#8c917f

#707564

#54584b

#383a32

#1c1d19

Tints

Color #a6aa9c mixed toward white.

#b5b8ac

#c4c6bd

#d2d4cd

#e1e3de

#f0f1ee

Tones

Color #a6aa9c mixed toward gray.

#a5a99d

#a5a89e

#a4a69f

#a4a5a1

#a3a4a2

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.37:1

Aa Black text on this color

8.85:1

Black text reads better on this background (8.85:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#a8a8a0 · ΔE 3.6

Deuteranopia

#a8a7a0 · ΔE 4.4

Tritanopia

#a6a2a3 · ΔE 9.8

Achromatopsia

#a8a8a8 · ΔE 7.5

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #a6aa9c;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#a6aa9c]

Related colors

Olive Drab #6b8e23

Yellow Green #9acd32

Dark Olive Green #556b2f

Green Yellow #adff2f

Chartreuse #7fff00

Lawn Green #7cfc00

Frequently asked questions

#a6aa9c (#a6aa9c) is rgb(166, 170, 156) in RGB.

No, #a6aa9c is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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