#a9b5ab

Color #a9b5ab

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light green.

Closest named color Dark Gray #a9a9a9 · ΔE 7.81 Nearest Tailwind class olive-400 #abab9c · ΔE 5.9

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Conversions

HEX

#a9b5ab

RGB

rgb(169, 181, 171)

HSL

hsl(130, 7.5%, 68.6%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(130, 6.6%, 71%)

CMYK

cmyk(6.6%, 0%, 5.5%, 29%)

LAB

lab(72.51, -6.08, 3.66)

LCH

lch(72.51, 7.1, 148.95)

OKLCH

oklch(76.1%, 0.0194, 150.4)

HWB

hwb(130, 66.3%, 29%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#b5a9b3

Analogous

#adb5a9

#a9b5ab

#a9b5b1

Triadic

#a9b5ab

#aba9b5

#b5aba9

Split-complementary

#a9b5ab

#b1a9b5

#b5a9ad

Tetradic

#a9b5ab

#a9b3b5

#b5a9b3

#b5aba9

Square

#a9b5ab

#a9adb5

#b5a9b3

#b5b1a9

Shades

Color #a9b5ab mixed toward black.

#8a9a8c

#6c7d6f

#515e53

#363f37

#1b1f1c

Tints

Color #a9b5ab mixed toward white.

#b7c1b9

#c6cec7

#d4dad5

#e2e6e3

#f1f3f1

Tones

Color #a9b5ab mixed toward gray.

#aab4ac

#abb3ac

#acb2ad

#adb1ae

#aeb0ae

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.12:1

Aa Black text on this color

9.88:1

Black text reads better on this background (9.88:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#aeaead · ΔE 7.7

Deuteranopia

#aeadae · ΔE 9

Tritanopia

#aaafb0 · ΔE 6.9

Achromatopsia

#b2b2b2 · ΔE 8

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #a9b5ab;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#a9b5ab]

Related colors

Forest Green #228b22

Mint Green #98ff98

Dark Green #006400

Dark Sea Green #8fbc8f

Green #008000

Honeydew #f0fff0

Frequently asked questions

#a9b5ab (#a9b5ab) is rgb(169, 181, 171) in RGB.

No, #a9b5ab is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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