#A8B4A2#A8B4A2
#A8B4A2 is a light, muted green. Relative luminance 0.436; OKLCH L 75.5% C 0.029 H 135.0°. Best body text is #000000 at 9.72:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #A8B4A2 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(168, 180, 162) |
| HSL | hsl(100, 11%, 67%) |
| HSV | hsv(100, 10%, 71%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(6.7%, 0%, 10%, 29.4%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(71.94, -7.55, 7.76) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(71.94, 10.83, 134.25°) |
| OKLab | oklab(75.54% -0.0202 0.0202) |
| OKLCH | oklch(75.54% 0.029 135) |
| XYZ | xyz(38.9902, 43.5758, 40.5322) |
| Luminance | 0.4358 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | neutral |
| Family | green |
Closest named colors
Greenish Grey
#96AE8D
ΔE00 6.89
Cement
#A5A391
ΔE00 7.33
Sage Green
#9CAF88
ΔE00 7.44
Greyish
#A8A495
ΔE00 8.25
Bland
#AFA88B
ΔE00 9.04
Stone (survey)
#ADA587
ΔE00 9.79
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#A8B4A2 #AEA2B4
analogous
#B1B4A2 #A8B4A2 #A2B4A5
triadic
#A8B4A2 #A2A8B4 #B4A2A8
tetradic
#A8B4A2 #A2B1B4 #AEA2B4 #B4A5A2
square
#A8B4A2 #A2B1B4 #AEA2B4 #B4A5A2
split-complementary
#A8B4A2 #A5A2B4 #B4A2B1
monochromatic
#6A7A62 #889980 #A8B4A2 #C8CFC4 #E7EBE6
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.16
#A8B4A2 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
9.72
#A8B4A2 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #A8B4A2
9.72:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##A8B4A2 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##A8B4A2 | 1.00 | 2.16 | 9.72 | 9.72 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.16 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 9.72 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 9.72 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#B6B1A1
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#B4B0A3
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#A8B2AF
Achromatopsia (no color)
#B0B0B0
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #a8b4a2; /* rgb */ color: rgb(168, 180, 162); /* oklch */ color: oklch(75.5% 0.029 135.0);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#c1cabd',
500: '#a8b4a2',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #a8b4a2; $custom-light: #c1cabd; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#a8b4a2",
"rgb": {
"r": 168,
"g": 180,
"b": 162
},
"hsl": {
"h": 100,
"s": 10.714,
"l": 67.059
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.75538,
"c": 0.02857,
"h": 135
},
"luminance": 0.43576
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#A8B4A2
secondary
#DAD6DC
accent
#51957E
background
#FBFCFB
surface
#F7F8F6
border
#D0D1D0
text
#121312
muted
#818281