#a9bdb9

Color #a9bdb9

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light green.

Closest named color Silver #c0c0c0 · ΔE 8.08 Nearest Tailwind class mist-400 #9ca8ab · ΔE 7.4

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Conversions

HEX

#a9bdb9

RGB

rgb(169, 189, 185)

HSL

hsl(168, 13.2%, 70.2%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(168, 10.6%, 74.1%)

CMYK

cmyk(10.6%, 0%, 2.1%, 25.9%)

LAB

lab(75.03, -7.62, -0.31)

LCH

lch(75.03, 7.63, 182.33)

OKLCH

oklch(78.2%, 0.0226, 182.28)

HWB

hwb(168, 66.3%, 25.9%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#bda9ad

Analogous

#a9bdaf

#a9bdb9

#a9b7bd

Triadic

#a9bdb9

#b9a9bd

#bdb9a9

Split-complementary

#a9bdb9

#bda9b7

#bdafa9

Tetradic

#a9bdb9

#a9adbd

#bda9ad

#bdb9a9

Square

#a9bdb9

#afa9bd

#bda9ad

#b7bda9

Shades

Color #a9bdb9 mixed toward black.

#87a39e

#688781

#4e6561

#344440

#1a2220

Tints

Color #a9bdb9 mixed toward white.

#b7c8c5

#c6d3d0

#d4dedc

#e2e9e8

#f1f4f3

Tones

Color #a9bdb9 mixed toward gray.

#abbbb8

#acbab7

#aeb8b6

#b0b6b5

#b1b5b4

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.97:1

Aa Black text on this color

10.67:1

Black text reads better on this background (10.67:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#b2b2ba · ΔE 11.8

Deuteranopia

#b1afba · ΔE 13.7

Tritanopia

#aabbbb · ΔE 2.5

Achromatopsia

#b9b9b9 · ΔE 9.1

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #a9bdb9;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#a9bdb9]

Related colors

Turquoise #40e0d0

Aquamarine #7fffd4

Medium Aquamarine #66cdaa

Light Sea Green #20b2aa

Medium Turquoise #48d1cc

Medium Spring Green #00fa9a

Frequently asked questions

#a9bdb9 (#a9bdb9) is rgb(169, 189, 185) in RGB.

No, #a9bdb9 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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