#a8a9a4

Color #a8a9a4

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light green.

Closest named color Dark Gray #a9a9a9 · ΔE 2.78 Nearest Tailwind class neutral-400 #a1a1a1 · ΔE 3.7

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Conversions

HEX

#a8a9a4

RGB

rgb(168, 169, 164)

HSL

hsl(72, 2.8%, 65.3%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(72, 3%, 66.3%)

CMYK

cmyk(0.6%, 0%, 3%, 33.7%)

LAB

lab(69.03, -1.29, 2.45)

LCH

lch(69.03, 2.77, 117.77)

OKLCH

oklch(73.3%, 0.0072, 115.5)

HWB

hwb(72, 64.3%, 33.7%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#a5a4a9

Analogous

#a9a8a4

#a8a9a4

#a6a9a4

Triadic

#a8a9a4

#a4a8a9

#a9a4a8

Split-complementary

#a8a9a4

#a4a6a9

#a8a4a9

Tetradic

#a8a9a4

#a4a9a5

#a5a4a9

#a9a4a8

Square

#a8a9a4

#a4a9a8

#a5a4a9

#a9a4a6

Shades

Color #a8a9a4 mixed toward black.

#8d8e88

#71726c

#555651

#383936

#1c1d1b

Tints

Color #a8a9a4 mixed toward white.

#b7b7b3

#c5c6c2

#d4d4d2

#e2e2e1

#f1f1f0

Tones

Color #a8a9a4 mixed toward gray.

#a8a9a4

#a8a8a5

#a7a8a5

#a7a7a6

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.37:1

Aa Black text on this color

8.88:1

Black text reads better on this background (8.88:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#a8a8a5 · ΔE 1.3

Deuteranopia

#a8a8a6 · ΔE 1.8

Tritanopia

#a8a6a6 · ΔE 3.6

Achromatopsia

#a8a8a8 · ΔE 2.9

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #a8a9a4;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#a8a9a4]

Related colors

Olive Drab #6b8e23

Yellow Green #9acd32

Dark Olive Green #556b2f

Green Yellow #adff2f

Ivory #fffff0

Beige #f5f5dc

Frequently asked questions

#a8a9a4 (#a8a9a4) is rgb(168, 169, 164) in RGB.

No, #a8a9a4 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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