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#a9ab9c

Color #a9ab9c

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light yellow.

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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