#adb299

Color #adb299

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light green.

Closest named color Dark Gray #a9a9a9 · ΔE 13.9 Nearest Tailwind class olive-400 #abab9c · ΔE 4.8

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Conversions

HEX

#adb299

RGB

rgb(173, 178, 153)

HSL

hsl(72, 14%, 64.9%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(72, 14%, 69.8%)

CMYK

cmyk(2.8%, 0%, 14%, 30.2%)

LAB

lab(71.57, -6.23, 12.2)

LCH

lch(71.57, 13.7, 117.05)

OKLCH

oklch(75.3%, 0.0352, 116.49)

HWB

hwb(72, 60%, 30.2%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#9e99b2

Analogous

#b2ab99

#adb299

#a0b299

Triadic

#adb299

#99adb2

#b299ad

Split-complementary

#adb299

#99a0b2

#ab99b2

Tetradic

#adb299

#99b29e

#9e99b2

#b299ad

Square

#adb299

#99b2ab

#9e99b2

#b299a0

Shades

Color #adb299 mixed toward black.

#949a7a

#787e5f

#5a5e47

#3c3f2f

#1e1f18

Tints

Color #adb299 mixed toward white.

#bbbfaa

#c8ccbb

#d6d9cc

#e4e5dd

#f1f2ee

Tones

Color #adb299 mixed toward gray.

#acb09b

#abae9d

#a9ac9f

#a8aaa1

#a7a8a3

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.19:1

Aa Black text on this color

9.6:1

Black text reads better on this background (9.6:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#afafa0 · ΔE 4.6

Deuteranopia

#afafa1 · ΔE 5

Tritanopia

#ada4a5 · ΔE 15.9

Achromatopsia

#afafaf · ΔE 11.4

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #adb299;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#adb299]

Related colors

Olive Drab #6b8e23

Yellow Green #9acd32

Dark Olive Green #556b2f

Green Yellow #adff2f

Ivory #fffff0

Beige #f5f5dc

Frequently asked questions

#adb299 (#adb299) is rgb(173, 178, 153) in RGB.

No, #adb299 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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