#a9ab9c

Color #a9ab9c

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light yellow.

Closest named color Dark Gray #a9a9a9 · ΔE 8.24 Nearest Tailwind class olive-400 #abab9c · ΔE 1

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Conversions

HEX

#a9ab9c

RGB

rgb(169, 171, 156)

HSL

hsl(68, 8.2%, 64.1%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(68, 8.8%, 67.1%)

CMYK

cmyk(1.2%, 0%, 8.8%, 32.9%)

LAB

lab(69.44, -3.45, 7.48)

LCH

lch(69.44, 8.24, 114.76)

OKLCH

oklch(73.5%, 0.0212, 113.06)

HWB

hwb(68, 61.2%, 32.9%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#9e9cab

Analogous

#aba59c

#a9ab9c

#a1ab9c

Triadic

#a9ab9c

#9ca9ab

#ab9ca9

Split-complementary

#a9ab9c

#9ca1ab

#a59cab

Tetradic

#a9ab9c

#9cab9e

#9e9cab

#ab9ca9

Square

#a9ab9c

#9caba5

#9e9cab

#ab9ca1

Shades

Color #a9ab9c mixed toward black.

#8f927e

#747664

#57584b

#3a3b32

#1d1d19

Tints

Color #a9ab9c mixed toward white.

#b7b9ac

#c6c7bd

#d4d5cd

#e2e3de

#f1f1ee

Tones

Color #a9ab9c mixed toward gray.

#a8aa9d

#a7a89e

#a6a7a0

#a5a6a1

#a4a5a2

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.34:1

Aa Black text on this color

8.99:1

Black text reads better on this background (8.99:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#aaaaa0 · ΔE 2.5

Deuteranopia

#aaaaa1 · ΔE 3

Tritanopia

#a9a3a3 · ΔE 9.8

Achromatopsia

#aaaaaa · ΔE 7.6

Left half is the original, right half is the simulated appearance. See all 8 vision types →

Code

CSS

background-color: #a9ab9c;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#a9ab9c]

Related colors

Ivory #fffff0

Beige #f5f5dc

Light Goldenrod Yellow #fafad2

Light Yellow #ffffe0

Olive #808000

Yellow #ffff00

Frequently asked questions

#a9ab9c (#a9ab9c) is rgb(169, 171, 156) in RGB.

No, #a9ab9c is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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