#a8aca1

Color #a8aca1

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light green.

Closest named color Dark Gray #a9a9a9 · ΔE 6.23 Nearest Tailwind class olive-400 #abab9c · ΔE 2.4

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Conversions

HEX

#a8aca1

RGB

rgb(168, 172, 161)

HSL

hsl(81.8, 6.2%, 65.3%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(81.8, 6.4%, 67.5%)

CMYK

cmyk(2.3%, 0%, 6.4%, 32.5%)

LAB

lab(69.76, -3.46, 5.16)

LCH

lch(69.76, 6.21, 123.84)

OKLCH

oklch(73.8%, 0.0161, 123.1)

HWB

hwb(81.8, 63.1%, 32.5%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#a5a1ac

Analogous

#acaba1

#a8aca1

#a3aca1

Triadic

#a8aca1

#a1a8ac

#aca1a8

Split-complementary

#a8aca1

#a1a3ac

#aba1ac

Tetradic

#a8aca1

#a1aca5

#a5a1ac

#aca1a8

Square

#a8aca1

#a1acab

#a5a1ac

#aca1a3

Shades

Color #a8aca1 mixed toward black.

#8d9284

#717668

#55584e

#383b34

#1c1d1a

Tints

Color #a8aca1 mixed toward white.

#b7bab1

#c5c8c0

#d4d6d0

#e2e3e0

#f1f1ef

Tones

Color #a8aca1 mixed toward gray.

#a8aba2

#a8aaa3

#a7a9a4

#a7a8a5

#a7a7a6

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.31:1

Aa Black text on this color

9.08:1

Black text reads better on this background (9.08:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#aaaaa4 · ΔE 3.4

Deuteranopia

#aaa9a4 · ΔE 4.2

Tritanopia

#a8a6a6 · ΔE 7.2

Achromatopsia

#aaaaaa · ΔE 6.3

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Code

CSS

background-color: #a8aca1;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#a8aca1]

Related colors

Dark Olive Green #556b2f

Green Yellow #adff2f

Yellow Green #9acd32

Olive Drab #6b8e23

Chartreuse #7fff00

Lawn Green #7cfc00

Frequently asked questions

#a8aca1 (#a8aca1) is rgb(168, 172, 161) in RGB.

No, #a8aca1 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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