#a9baa9

Color #a9baa9

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light green.

Closest named color Silver #c0c0c0 · ΔE 11.9 Nearest Tailwind class olive-400 #abab9c · ΔE 7.8

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Conversions

HEX

#a9baa9

RGB

rgb(169, 186, 169)

HSL

hsl(120, 11%, 69.6%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(120, 9.1%, 72.9%)

CMYK

cmyk(9.1%, 0%, 9.1%, 27.1%)

LAB

lab(73.82, -9.09, 6.63)

LCH

lch(73.82, 11.25, 143.89)

OKLCH

oklch(77.1%, 0.0303, 145.21)

HWB

hwb(120, 66.3%, 27.1%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#baa9ba

Analogous

#b1baa9

#a9baa9

#a9bab1

Triadic

#a9baa9

#a9a9ba

#baa9a9

Split-complementary

#a9baa9

#b1a9ba

#baa9b1

Tetradic

#a9baa9

#a9baba

#baa9ba

#baa9a9

Square

#a9baa9

#a9b1ba

#baa9ba

#bab1a9

Shades

Color #a9baa9 mixed toward black.

#88a088

#698369

#4f634f

#354235

#1a211a

Tints

Color #a9baa9 mixed toward white.

#b7c6b7

#c6d1c6

#d4ddd4

#e2e8e2

#f1f4f1

Tones

Color #a9baa9 mixed toward gray.

#aab9aa

#acb7ac

#adb6ad

#afb4af

#b0b3b0

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.04:1

Aa Black text on this color

10.28:1

Black text reads better on this background (10.28:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#b1b1ad · ΔE 9.8

Deuteranopia

#b0aeae · ΔE 12.7

Tritanopia

#aab1b1 · ΔE 9.2

Achromatopsia

#b5b5b5 · ΔE 11.3

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Code

CSS

background-color: #a9baa9;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#a9baa9]

Related colors

Forest Green #228b22

Mint Green #98ff98

Dark Green #006400

Dark Sea Green #8fbc8f

Green #008000

Honeydew #f0fff0

Frequently asked questions

#a9baa9 (#a9baa9) is rgb(169, 186, 169) in RGB.

No, #a9baa9 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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