#a8ad9b

Color #a8ad9b

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light green.

Closest named color Dark Gray #a9a9a9 · ΔE 10.04 Nearest Tailwind class olive-400 #abab9c · ΔE 2.8

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Conversions

HEX

#a8ad9b

RGB

rgb(168, 173, 155)

HSL

hsl(76.7, 9.9%, 64.3%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(76.7, 10.4%, 67.8%)

CMYK

cmyk(2.9%, 0%, 10.4%, 32.2%)

LAB

lab(69.88, -5.06, 8.65)

LCH

lch(69.88, 10.02, 120.33)

OKLCH

oklch(73.9%, 0.0259, 119.64)

HWB

hwb(76.7, 60.8%, 32.2%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#a09bad

Analogous

#ada99b

#a8ad9b

#9fad9b

Triadic

#a8ad9b

#9ba8ad

#ad9ba8

Split-complementary

#a8ad9b

#9b9fad

#a99bad

Tetradic

#a8ad9b

#9bada0

#a09bad

#ad9ba8

Square

#a8ad9b

#9bada9

#a09bad

#ad9b9f

Shades

Color #a8ad9b mixed toward black.

#8e947d

#727862

#565a4a

#393c31

#1d1e19

Tints

Color #a8ad9b mixed toward white.

#b6bbac

#c5c8bc

#d3d6cd

#e2e4de

#f0f1ee

Tones

Color #a8ad9b mixed toward gray.

#a7ab9c

#a7aa9e

#a6a89f

#a5a7a1

#a5a5a2

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.3:1

Aa Black text on this color

9.12:1

Black text reads better on this background (9.12:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#aaaaa0 · ΔE 4.4

Deuteranopia

#aaaaa1 · ΔE 4.8

Tritanopia

#a8a3a4 · ΔE 12

Achromatopsia

#ababab · ΔE 9.1

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Code

CSS

background-color: #a8ad9b;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#a8ad9b]

Related colors

Olive Drab #6b8e23

Yellow Green #9acd32

Dark Olive Green #556b2f

Green Yellow #adff2f

Chartreuse #7fff00

Lawn Green #7cfc00

Frequently asked questions

#a8ad9b (#a8ad9b) is rgb(168, 173, 155) in RGB.

No, #a8ad9b is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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