#a9aead

Color #a9aead

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light green.

Closest named color Dark Gray #a9a9a9 · ΔE 2.43 Nearest Tailwind class mist-400 #9ca8ab · ΔE 3.9

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Conversions

HEX

#a9aead

RGB

rgb(169, 174, 173)

HSL

hsl(168, 3%, 67.3%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(168, 2.9%, 68.2%)

CMYK

cmyk(2.9%, 0%, 0.6%, 31.8%)

LAB

lab(70.68, -1.95, -0.1)

LCH

lch(70.68, 1.95, 182.94)

OKLCH

oklch(74.7%, 0.0058, 182.96)

HWB

hwb(168, 66.3%, 31.8%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#aea9aa

Analogous

#a9aeab

#a9aead

#a9adae

Triadic

#a9aead

#ada9ae

#aeada9

Split-complementary

#a9aead

#aea9ad

#aeaba9

Tetradic

#a9aead

#a9aaae

#aea9aa

#aeada9

Square

#a9aead

#aba9ae

#aea9aa

#adaea9

Shades

Color #a9aead mixed toward black.

#8c9291

#6f7674

#535857

#373b3a

#1c1d1d

Tints

Color #a9aead mixed toward white.

#b7bcbb

#c6c9c8

#d4d7d6

#e2e4e4

#f1f2f1

Tones

Color #a9aead mixed toward gray.

#aaaead

#aaadad

#aaadac

#abacac

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.25:1

Aa Black text on this color

9.34:1

Black text reads better on this background (9.34:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#ababad · ΔE 3.5

Deuteranopia

#ababad · ΔE 3.5

Tritanopia

#a9adad · ΔE 0.9

Achromatopsia

#adadad · ΔE 2.7

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #a9aead;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#a9aead]

Related colors

Turquoise #40e0d0

Aquamarine #7fffd4

Medium Aquamarine #66cdaa

Light Sea Green #20b2aa

Medium Turquoise #48d1cc

Medium Spring Green #00fa9a

Frequently asked questions

#a9aead (#a9aead) is rgb(169, 174, 173) in RGB.

No, #a9aead is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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