#a9b99d

Color #a9b99d

A muted light green.

Closest named color Dark Sea Green #8fbc8f · ΔE 14.34 Nearest Tailwind class olive-400 #abab9c · ΔE 8.6

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Conversions

HEX

#a9b99d

RGB

rgb(169, 185, 157)

HSL

hsl(94.3, 16.7%, 67.1%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(94.3, 15.1%, 72.5%)

CMYK

cmyk(8.6%, 0%, 15.1%, 27.5%)

LAB

lab(73.26, -10.7, 12.37)

LCH

lch(73.26, 16.36, 130.86)

OKLCH

oklch(76.6%, 0.0429, 131.69)

HWB

hwb(94.3, 61.6%, 27.5%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#ad9db9

Analogous

#b7b99d

#a9b99d

#9db99f

Triadic

#a9b99d

#9da9b9

#b99da9

Split-complementary

#a9b99d

#9f9db9

#b99db7

Tetradic

#a9b99d

#9db9ad

#ad9db9

#b99da9

Square

#a9b99d

#9db7b9

#ad9db9

#b99f9d

Shades

Color #a9b99d mixed toward black.

#8ca17c

#6f855f

#546447

#384330

#1c2118

Tints

Color #a9b99d mixed toward white.

#b7c5ad

#c6d0be

#d4dcce

#e2e8de

#f1f3ef

Tones

Color #a9b99d mixed toward gray.

#a9b79f

#aab4a2

#aab2a4

#aab0a6

#abada9

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.08:1

Aa Black text on this color

10.11:1

Black text reads better on this background (10.11:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#b0b0a4 · ΔE 9.1

Deuteranopia

#afaea6 · ΔE 11

Tritanopia

#aaaaab · ΔE 14.7

Achromatopsia

#b4b4b4 · ΔE 13.9

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Code

CSS

background-color: #a9b99d;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#a9b99d]

Related colors

Lawn Green #7cfc00

Chartreuse #7fff00

Green Yellow #adff2f

Dark Olive Green #556b2f

Yellow Green #9acd32

Olive Drab #6b8e23

Frequently asked questions

#a9b99d (#a9b99d) is rgb(169, 185, 157) in RGB.

No, #a9b99d is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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