HEX to HSL: #ABAB9C

Also known as: Tailwind olive-400

#ABAB9C → hsl(60 8% 64%)

Values are shown at full precision, so converting back gives exactly #abab9c. The rounded form is what you normally paste into CSS.

Step-by-step math

Every number below is computed from the input, nothing is looked up.

1. RGB ÷ 255
```
R = 0.6706
G = 0.6706
B = 0.6118
```

2. max, min, Δ

max = 0.6706
min = 0.6118
Δ = max − min = 0.0588

3. L
```
L = (max + min) / 2 = 0.6412 = 64.12%
```

4. S

S = Δ / (1 − |2L − 1|) = 0.0820 = 8.20%

5. H

max is R → H = 60° × (((G − B) / Δ) mod 6) = 60° × (((0.6706 − 0.6118) / 0.0588) mod 6) = 60.00°

6. HSL
```
hsl(60.00 8.20% 64.12%)
```

All formats

HEX: #abab9c
RGB: rgb(171 171 156)
RGB (legacy): rgb(171, 171, 156)
HSL: hsl(60.00 8.20% 64.12%) → hsl(60 8% 64%)
HWB: hwb(60 61% 33%)
OKLCH: oklch(0.737 0.021 106.9) · oklch(73.7% 0.021 106.9)
OKLab: oklab(0.737 -0.006 0.020)
Lab (D50): lab(69.66 -2.02 7.76)
LCH (D50): lch(69.66 8.02 104.57)
Display P3: color(display-p3 0.6706 0.6706 0.6173)
Linear sRGB: color(srgb-linear 0.4072 0.4072 0.3325)

Gamut: sRGB and Display P3

#ABAB9C is a hex color, so it sits inside sRGB and therefore inside Display P3. At this lightness and hue, sRGB reaches chroma 0.158 and Display P3 reaches 0.183; this color uses 13% of the sRGB chroma available.

CSS snippets

.element {
  color: #abab9c;
  color: rgb(171 171 156);
  color: hsl(60 8% 64%);
  color: oklch(0.737 0.021 106.9);
}

/* Tailwind CSS v4 */
@theme {
  --color-brand: oklch(0.737 0.021 106.9);
}
/* arbitrary values */
class="text-[#abab9c] bg-[oklch(0.737_0.021_106.9)]"

/* wide-gamut screens */
@media (color-gamut: p3) {
  .element { color: color(display-p3 0.6706 0.6706 0.6173); }
}

/* relative color syntax: 10% darker */
.element-dark { color: oklch(from #abab9c calc(l - 0.1) c h); }

Nearby colors

Closest colors in the Tailwind and CSS named palettes (OKLab distance).

Lighter and darker, same hue and chroma

#BEBEAF · oklch(0.797 0.021 106.9) · ΔL +0.06
#98988A · oklch(0.677 0.021 106.9) · ΔL −0.06

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