#a9bb9c

Color #a9bb9c

A muted light green.

Closest named color Dark Sea Green #8fbc8f · ΔE 12.81 Nearest Tailwind class olive-400 #abab9c · ΔE 9.7

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Conversions

HEX

#a9bb9c

RGB

rgb(169, 187, 156)

HSL

hsl(94.8, 18.6%, 67.3%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(94.8, 16.6%, 73.3%)

CMYK

cmyk(9.6%, 0%, 16.6%, 26.7%)

LAB

lab(73.79, -11.91, 13.65)

LCH

lch(73.79, 18.12, 131.11)

OKLCH

oklch(77%, 0.0474, 132.09)

HWB

hwb(94.8, 61.2%, 26.7%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#ae9cbb

Analogous

#b9bb9c

#a9bb9c

#9cbb9f

Triadic

#a9bb9c

#9ca9bb

#bb9ca9

Split-complementary

#a9bb9c

#9f9cbb

#bb9cb9

Tetradic

#a9bb9c

#9cbbae

#ae9cbb

#bb9ca9

Square

#a9bb9c

#9cb9bb

#ae9cbb

#bb9f9c

Shades

Color #a9bb9c mixed toward black.

#8ca47a

#6f885d

#536646

#38442f

#1c2217

Tints

Color #a9bb9c mixed toward white.

#b7c6ad

#c6d2bd

#d4ddce

#e2e8de

#f1f4ef

Tones

Color #a9bb9c mixed toward gray.

#aab99f

#aab6a1

#aab3a4

#abb1a6

#abaea9

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

#b1b1a4 · ΔE 9.9

Deuteranopia

#b0afa6 · ΔE 11.6

Tritanopia

#aaaaac · ΔE 16.3

Achromatopsia

#b5b5b5 · ΔE 14.9

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Code

CSS

background-color: #a9bb9c;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#a9bb9c]

Related colors

Lawn Green #7cfc00

Chartreuse #7fff00

Green Yellow #adff2f

Dark Olive Green #556b2f

Yellow Green #9acd32

Olive Drab #6b8e23

Frequently asked questions

#a9bb9c (#a9bb9c) is rgb(169, 187, 156) in RGB.

No, #a9bb9c is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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