#a8b096

Color #a8b096

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light green.

Closest named color Dark Gray #a9a9a9 · ΔE 14.55 Nearest Tailwind class olive-400 #abab9c · ΔE 5.7

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Conversions

HEX

#a8b096

RGB

rgb(168, 176, 150)

HSL

hsl(78.5, 14.1%, 63.9%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(78.5, 14.8%, 69%)

CMYK

cmyk(4.5%, 0%, 14.8%, 31%)

LAB

lab(70.58, -7.52, 12.38)

LCH

lch(70.58, 14.48, 121.28)

OKLCH

oklch(74.4%, 0.0374, 121.23)

HWB

hwb(78.5, 58.8%, 31%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#9e96b0

Analogous

#b0ab96

#a8b096

#9bb096

Triadic

#a8b096

#96a8b0

#b096a8

Split-complementary

#a8b096

#969bb0

#ab96b0

Tetradic

#a8b096

#96b09e

#9e96b0

#b096a8

Square

#a8b096

#96b0ab

#9e96b0

#b0969b

Shades

Color #a8b096 mixed toward black.

#8e9977

#737c5d

#565d46

#393e2f

#1d1f17

Tints

Color #a8b096 mixed toward white.

#b6bda7

#c5cab9

#d3d7ca

#e2e5dc

#f0f2ed

Tones

Color #a8b096 mixed toward gray.

#a7ae98

#a6ac9a

#a5a99c

#a5a79f

#a4a5a1

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.25:1

Aa Black text on this color

9.32:1

Black text reads better on this background (9.32:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#acac9d · ΔE 5.6

Deuteranopia

#abaa9e · ΔE 7.1

Tritanopia

#a8a2a3 · ΔE 15.8

Achromatopsia

#adadad · ΔE 12.1

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Code

CSS

background-color: #a8b096;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#a8b096]

Related colors

Olive Drab #6b8e23

Yellow Green #9acd32

Dark Olive Green #556b2f

Green Yellow #adff2f

Chartreuse #7fff00

Lawn Green #7cfc00

Frequently asked questions

#a8b096 (#a8b096) is rgb(168, 176, 150) in RGB.

No, #a8b096 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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