#a9aeaa

Color #a9aeaa

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light green.

Closest named color Dark Gray #a9a9a9 · ΔE 3.2 Nearest Tailwind class mist-400 #9ca8ab · ΔE 4.7

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Conversions

HEX

#a9aeaa

RGB

rgb(169, 174, 170)

HSL

hsl(132, 3%, 67.3%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(132, 2.9%, 68.2%)

CMYK

cmyk(2.9%, 0%, 2.3%, 31.8%)

LAB

lab(70.6, -2.52, 1.43)

LCH

lch(70.6, 2.9, 150.43)

OKLCH

oklch(74.6%, 0.008, 151.5)

HWB

hwb(132, 66.3%, 31.8%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#aea9ad

Analogous

#abaea9

#a9aeaa

#a9aead

Triadic

#a9aeaa

#aaa9ae

#aeaaa9

Split-complementary

#a9aeaa

#ada9ae

#aea9ab

Tetradic

#a9aeaa

#a9adae

#aea9ad

#aeaaa9

Square

#a9aeaa

#a9abae

#aea9ad

#aeada9

Shades

Color #a9aeaa mixed toward black.

#8c928d

#6f7670

#535854

#373b38

#1c1d1c

Tints

Color #a9aeaa mixed toward white.

#b7bcb8

#c6c9c6

#d4d7d5

#e2e4e3

#f1f2f1

Tones

Color #a9aeaa mixed toward gray.

#aaaeaa

#aaadab

#abacab

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

#ababab · ΔE 3.7

Deuteranopia

#ababab · ΔE 3.7

Tritanopia

#a9acac · ΔE 2.6

Achromatopsia

#adadad · ΔE 3.7

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #a9aeaa;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#a9aeaa]

Related colors

Forest Green #228b22

Mint Green #98ff98

Dark Green #006400

Dark Sea Green #8fbc8f

Green #008000

Honeydew #f0fff0

Frequently asked questions

#a9aeaa (#a9aeaa) is rgb(169, 174, 170) in RGB.

No, #a9aeaa is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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