#a8ab95

Color #a8ab95

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light yellow.

Closest named color Dark Gray #a9a9a9 · ΔE 12.07 Nearest Tailwind class olive-400 #abab9c · ΔE 3.2

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Conversions

HEX

#a8ab95

RGB

rgb(168, 171, 149)

HSL

hsl(68.2, 11.6%, 62.7%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(68.2, 12.9%, 67.1%)

CMYK

cmyk(1.8%, 0%, 12.9%, 32.9%)

LAB

lab(69.2, -5.02, 10.98)

LCH

lch(69.2, 12.07, 114.57)

OKLCH

oklch(73.3%, 0.0311, 113.51)

HWB

hwb(68.2, 58.4%, 32.9%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#9895ab

Analogous

#aba395

#a8ab95

#9dab95

Triadic

#a8ab95

#95a8ab

#ab95a8

Split-complementary

#a8ab95

#959dab

#a395ab

Tetradic

#a8ab95

#95ab98

#9895ab

#ab95a8

Square

#a8ab95

#95aba3

#9895ab

#ab959d

Shades

Color #a8ab95 mixed toward black.

#909377

#74775e

#575947

#3a3b2f

#1d1e18

Tints

Color #a8ab95 mixed toward white.

#b6b9a7

#c5c7b8

#d3d5ca

#e2e3dc

#f0f1ed

Tones

Color #a8ab95 mixed toward gray.

#a7a997

#a5a799

#a4a59a

#a3a49c

#a1a29e

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.35:1

Aa Black text on this color

8.92:1

Black text reads better on this background (8.92:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#a9a99b · ΔE 3.6

Deuteranopia

#a9a99c · ΔE 4

Tritanopia

#a89fa0 · ΔE 14.5

Achromatopsia

#a9a9a9 · ΔE 10.2

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Code

CSS

background-color: #a8ab95;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#a8ab95]

Related colors

Ivory #fffff0

Beige #f5f5dc

Light Goldenrod Yellow #fafad2

Light Yellow #ffffe0

Olive #808000

Yellow #ffff00

Frequently asked questions

#a8ab95 (#a8ab95) is rgb(168, 171, 149) in RGB.

No, #a8ab95 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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