#aaa79a

Color #aaa79a

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light yellow.

Closest named color Dark Gray #a9a9a9 · ΔE 7.26 Nearest Tailwind class olive-400 #abab9c · ΔE 2.1

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Conversions

HEX

#aaa79a

RGB

rgb(170, 167, 154)

HSL

hsl(48.8, 8.6%, 63.5%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(48.8, 9.4%, 66.7%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 1.8%, 9.4%, 33.3%)

LAB

lab(68.4, -1.27, 7.1)

LCH

lch(68.4, 7.21, 100.14)

OKLCH

oklch(72.7%, 0.0187, 96.14)

HWB

hwb(48.8, 60.4%, 33.3%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#9a9daa

Analogous

#aa9f9a

#aaa79a

#a5aa9a

Triadic

#aaa79a

#9aaaa7

#a79aaa

Split-complementary

#aaa79a

#9aa5aa

#9f9aaa

Tetradic

#aaa79a

#9daa9a

#9a9daa

#a79aaa

Square

#aaa79a

#9aaa9f

#9a9daa

#aa9aa5

Shades

Color #aaa79a mixed toward black.

#918d7d

#757263

#58554a

#3b3931

#1d1c19

Tints

Color #aaa79a mixed toward white.

#b8b6ab

#c6c4bc

#d4d3cc

#e3e2dd

#f1f0ee

Tones

Color #aaa79a mixed toward gray.

#a9a69b

#a7a59d

#a6a49e

#a5a49f

#a3a3a1

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.41:1

Aa Black text on this color

8.7:1

Black text reads better on this background (8.7:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#a9a99d · ΔE 1.5

Deuteranopia

#a9a99e · ΔE 1.7

Tritanopia

#aaa0a0 · ΔE 8.9

Achromatopsia

#a7a7a7 · ΔE 6.3

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #aaa79a;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#aaa79a]

Related colors

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Goldenrod #daa520

Pale Goldenrod #eee8aa

Frequently asked questions

#aaa79a (#aaa79a) is rgb(170, 167, 154) in RGB.

No, #aaa79a is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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