#a8b0a9

Color #a8b0a9

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light green.

Closest named color Dark Gray #a9a9a9 · ΔE 5.21 Nearest Tailwind class olive-400 #abab9c · ΔE 4.8

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Conversions

HEX

#a8b0a9

RGB

rgb(168, 176, 169)

HSL

hsl(127.5, 4.8%, 67.5%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(127.5, 4.5%, 69%)

CMYK

cmyk(4.5%, 0%, 4%, 31%)

LAB

lab(71.04, -4.14, 2.61)

LCH

lch(71.04, 4.89, 147.77)

OKLCH

oklch(74.9%, 0.0134, 149.4)

HWB

hwb(127.5, 65.9%, 31%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#b0a8af

Analogous

#abb0a8

#a8b0a9

#a8b0ad

Triadic

#a8b0a9

#a9a8b0

#b0a9a8

Split-complementary

#a8b0a9

#ada8b0

#b0a8ab

Tetradic

#a8b0a9

#a8afb0

#b0a8af

#b0a9a8

Square

#a8b0a9

#a8abb0

#b0a8af

#b0ada8

Shades

Color #a8b0a9 mixed toward black.

#8a958b

#6d786f

#525a53

#373c37

#1b1e1c

Tints

Color #a8b0a9 mixed toward white.

#b7bdb7

#c5cac6

#d4d8d4

#e2e5e2

#f1f2f1

Tones

Color #a8b0a9 mixed toward gray.

#a9afaa

#aaaeab

#abadab

#abadac

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.22:1

Aa Black text on this color

9.45:1

Black text reads better on this background (9.45:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#acacab · ΔE 5.4

Deuteranopia

#abaaab · ΔE 6.8

Tritanopia

#a8acac · ΔE 4.5

Achromatopsia

#aeaeae · ΔE 5.8

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Code

CSS

background-color: #a8b0a9;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#a8b0a9]

Related colors

Forest Green #228b22

Mint Green #98ff98

Dark Green #006400

Dark Sea Green #8fbc8f

Green #008000

Honeydew #f0fff0

Frequently asked questions

#a8b0a9 (#a8b0a9) is rgb(168, 176, 169) in RGB.

No, #a8b0a9 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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