#aaca9e

Color #aaca9e

A muted light green.

Closest named color Dark Sea Green #8fbc8f · ΔE 7.74 Nearest Tailwind class green-200 #b9f8cf · ΔE 11.4

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Conversions

HEX

#aaca9e

RGB

rgb(170, 202, 158)

HSL

hsl(103.6, 29.3%, 70.6%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(103.6, 21.8%, 79.2%)

CMYK

cmyk(15.8%, 0%, 21.8%, 20.8%)

LAB

lab(78.03, -18.88, 18.5)

LCH

lch(78.03, 26.43, 135.58)

OKLCH

oklch(80.4%, 0.0696, 137.21)

HWB

hwb(103.6, 62%, 20.8%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#be9eca

Analogous

#c0ca9e

#aaca9e

#9ecaa8

Triadic

#aaca9e

#9eaaca

#ca9eaa

Split-complementary

#aaca9e

#a89eca

#ca9ec0

Tetradic

#aaca9e

#9ecabe

#be9eca

#ca9eaa

Square

#aaca9e

#9ec0ca

#be9eca

#caa89e

Shades

Color #aaca9e mixed toward black.

#88b577

#689b55

#4e7440

#344e2a

#1a2715

Tints

Color #aaca9e mixed toward white.

#b8d3ae

#c6dcbe

#d5e4cf

#e3eddf

#f1f6ef

Tones

Color #aaca9e mixed toward gray.

#acc6a2

#adc3a5

#afbfa9

#b1bbad

#b2b8b0

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.8:1

Aa Black text on this color

11.65:1

Black text reads better on this background (11.65:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#b9b9aa · ΔE 13.8

Deuteranopia

#b7b4ad · ΔE 17.7

Tritanopia

#acb3b5 · ΔE 19

Achromatopsia

#c1c1c1 · ΔE 18.9

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #aaca9e;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#aaca9e]

Related colors

Lawn Green #7cfc00

Chartreuse #7fff00

Forest Green #228b22

Mint Green #98ff98

Dark Green #006400

Dark Sea Green #8fbc8f

Frequently asked questions

#aaca9e (#aaca9e) is rgb(170, 202, 158) in RGB.

No, #aaca9e is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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