#a8b097

Color #a8b097

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light green.

Closest named color Dark Gray #a9a9a9 · ΔE 14.03 Nearest Tailwind class olive-400 #abab9c · ΔE 5.4

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Conversions

HEX

#a8b097

RGB

rgb(168, 176, 151)

HSL

hsl(79.2, 13.7%, 64.1%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(79.2, 14.2%, 69%)

CMYK

cmyk(4.5%, 0%, 14.2%, 31%)

LAB

lab(70.6, -7.35, 11.87)

LCH

lch(70.6, 13.96, 121.77)

OKLCH

oklch(74.4%, 0.0361, 121.75)

HWB

hwb(79.2, 59.2%, 31%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#9f97b0

Analogous

#b0ab97

#a8b097

#9bb097

Triadic

#a8b097

#97a8b0

#b097a8

Split-complementary

#a8b097

#979bb0

#ab97b0

Tetradic

#a8b097

#97b09f

#9f97b0

#b097a8

Square

#a8b097

#97b0ab

#9f97b0

#b0979b

Shades

Color #a8b097 mixed toward black.

#8e9878

#727c5e

#565d47

#393e2f

#1d1f18

Tints

Color #a8b097 mixed toward white.

#b6bda8

#c5caba

#d3d7cb

#e2e5dc

#f0f2ee

Tones

Color #a8b097 mixed toward gray.

#a7ae99

#a6ac9b

#a6aa9d

#a5a89f

#a4a6a1

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

#acac9e · ΔE 5.7

Deuteranopia

#abaa9f · ΔE 7.2

Tritanopia

#a8a2a3 · ΔE 15.5

Achromatopsia

#adadad · ΔE 11.9

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Code

CSS

background-color: #a8b097;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#a8b097]

Related colors

Olive Drab #6b8e23

Yellow Green #9acd32

Dark Olive Green #556b2f

Green Yellow #adff2f

Chartreuse #7fff00

Lawn Green #7cfc00

Frequently asked questions

#a8b097 (#a8b097) is rgb(168, 176, 151) in RGB.

No, #a8b097 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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