#a6b997

Color #a6b997

A muted light green.

Closest named color Dark Sea Green #8fbc8f · ΔE 11.44 Nearest Tailwind class olive-400 #abab9c · ΔE 10.2

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Conversions

HEX

#a6b997

RGB

rgb(166, 185, 151)

HSL

hsl(93.5, 19.5%, 65.9%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(93.5, 18.4%, 72.5%)

CMYK

cmyk(10.3%, 0%, 18.4%, 27.5%)

LAB

lab(72.92, -12.8, 15.1)

LCH

lch(72.92, 19.8, 130.29)

OKLCH

oklch(76.2%, 0.0517, 131.39)

HWB

hwb(93.5, 59.2%, 27.5%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#aa97b9

Analogous

#b7b997

#a6b997

#97b999

Triadic

#a6b997

#97a6b9

#b997a6

Split-complementary

#a6b997

#9997b9

#b997b7

Tetradic

#a6b997

#97b9aa

#aa97b9

#b997a6

Square

#a6b997

#97b7b9

#aa97b9

#b99997

Shades

Color #a6b997 mixed toward black.

#89a276

#6d865a

#526444

#37432d

#1b2117

Tints

Color #a6b997 mixed toward white.

#b5c5a8

#c4d0ba

#d3dccb

#e1e8dc

#f0f3ee

Tones

Color #a6b997 mixed toward gray.

#a6b69a

#a7b39d

#a7b1a0

#a7aea2

#a8aba5

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.1:1

Aa Black text on this color

10.01:1

Black text reads better on this background (10.01:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#afafa0 · ΔE 10

Deuteranopia

#adaca2 · ΔE 12.1

Tritanopia

#a7a7a8 · ΔE 16.6

Achromatopsia

#b3b3b3 · ΔE 15.7

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Code

CSS

background-color: #a6b997;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#a6b997]

Related colors

Lawn Green #7cfc00

Chartreuse #7fff00

Green Yellow #adff2f

Dark Olive Green #556b2f

Yellow Green #9acd32

Olive Drab #6b8e23

Frequently asked questions

#a6b997 (#a6b997) is rgb(166, 185, 151) in RGB.

No, #a6b997 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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