#aa9cac

Color #aa9cac

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light magenta.

Closest named color Dark Gray #a9a9a9 · ΔE 10.85 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-400 #a89ea9 · ΔE 2.7

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Conversions

HEX

#aa9cac

RGB

rgb(170, 156, 172)

HSL

hsl(292.5, 8.8%, 64.3%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(292.5, 9.3%, 67.5%)

CMYK

cmyk(1.2%, 9.3%, 0%, 32.5%)

LAB

lab(65.98, 8.09, -6.45)

LCH

lch(65.98, 10.35, 321.44)

OKLCH

oklch(71%, 0.0279, 321.98)

HWB

hwb(292.5, 61.2%, 32.5%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#9eac9c

Analogous

#a29cac

#aa9cac

#ac9ca6

Triadic

#aa9cac

#acaa9c

#9cacaa

Split-complementary

#aa9cac

#a6ac9c

#9caca2

Tetradic

#aa9cac

#ac9c9e

#9eac9c

#9cacaa

Square

#aa9cac

#aca29c

#9eac9c

#9ca6ac

Shades

Color #aa9cac mixed toward black.

#907e93

#756477

#574b59

#3a323b

#1d191e

Tints

Color #aa9cac mixed toward white.

#b8acba

#c6bdc8

#d4cdd5

#e3dee3

#f1eef1

Tones

Color #aa9cac mixed toward gray.

#a99dab

#a89fa9

#a7a0a8

#a6a1a7

#a5a3a5

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.61:1

Aa Black text on this color

8.06:1

Black text reads better on this background (8.06:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#a4a4a8 · ΔE 8.9

Deuteranopia

#a5a6a7 · ΔE 10.7

Tritanopia

#a9a5a5 · ΔE 9.3

Achromatopsia

#a0a0a0 · ΔE 10.5

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Code

CSS

background-color: #aa9cac;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#aa9cac]

Related colors

Medium Orchid #ba55d3

Dark Magenta #8b008b

Fuchsia #ff00ff

Plum #dda0dd

Purple #800080

Thistle #d8bfd8

Frequently asked questions

#aa9cac (#aa9cac) is rgb(170, 156, 172) in RGB.

No, #aa9cac is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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