#a8b974

Color #a8b974

A muted medium green.

Closest named color Dark Khaki #bdb76b · ΔE 10.47 Nearest Tailwind class lime-500 #7ccf00 · ΔE 14.3

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Conversions

HEX

#a8b974

RGB

rgb(168, 185, 116)

HSL

hsl(74.8, 33%, 59%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(74.8, 37.3%, 72.5%)

CMYK

cmyk(9.2%, 0%, 37.3%, 27.5%)

LAB

lab(72.42, -17.18, 33.1)

LCH

lch(72.42, 37.29, 117.43)

OKLCH

oklch(75.6%, 0.094, 120)

HWB

hwb(74.8, 45.5%, 27.5%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#8574b9

Analogous

#b9a774

#a8b974

#85b974

Triadic

#a8b974

#74a8b9

#b974a8

Split-complementary

#a8b974

#7485b9

#a774b9

Tetradic

#a8b974

#74b985

#8574b9

#b974a8

Square

#a8b974

#74b9a7

#8574b9

#b97485

Shades

Color #a8b974 mixed toward black.

#92a754

#758543

#586432

#3b4322

#1d2111

Tints

Color #a8b974 mixed toward white.

#b6c58b

#c5d0a2

#d3dcb9

#e2e8d1

#f0f3e8

Tones

Color #a8b974 mixed toward gray.

#a5b37a

#a2ad7f

#9fa885

#9ca28b

#999c91

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.13:1

Aa Black text on this color

9.86:1

Black text reads better on this background (9.86:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#b0b089 · ΔE 8

Deuteranopia

#afad8d · ΔE 10.1

Tritanopia

#a9979a · ΔE 30.6

Achromatopsia

#b2b2b2 · ΔE 21.1

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Code

CSS

background-color: #a8b974;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#a8b974]

Related colors

Olive Drab #6b8e23

Yellow Green #9acd32

Dark Olive Green #556b2f

Green Yellow #adff2f

Ivory #fffff0

Beige #f5f5dc

Frequently asked questions

#a8b974 (#a8b974) is rgb(168, 185, 116) in RGB.

No, #a8b974 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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