#aaacac

Color #aaacac

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light cyan.

Closest named color Dark Gray #a9a9a9 · ΔE 1.22 Nearest Tailwind class neutral-400 #a1a1a1 · ΔE 3.3

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Conversions

HEX

#aaacac

RGB

rgb(170, 172, 172)

HSL

hsl(180, 1.2%, 67.1%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(180, 1.2%, 67.5%)

CMYK

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

LAB

lab(70.2, -0.71, -0.25)

LCH

lch(70.2, 0.75, 199.4)

OKLCH

oklch(74.3%, 0.0023, 197.65)

HWB

hwb(180, 66.7%, 32.5%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#acaaaa

Analogous

#aaacab

#aaacac

#aaabac

Triadic

#aaacac

#acaaac

#acacaa

Split-complementary

#aaacac

#acaaab

#acabaa

Tetradic

#aaacac

#aaaaac

#acaaaa

#acacaa

Square

#aaacac

#abaaac

#acaaaa

#abacaa

Shades

Color #aaacac mixed toward black.

#8d9090

#717373

#555757

#383a3a

#1c1d1d

Tints

Color #aaacac mixed toward white.

#b8baba

#c6c8c8

#d5d6d6

#e3e3e3

#f1f1f1

Tones

Color #aaacac mixed toward gray.

#aaacac

#abacac

#ababab

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.28:1

Aa Black text on this color

9.21:1

Black text reads better on this background (9.21:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#ababac · ΔE 1.4

Deuteranopia

#ababac · ΔE 1.4

Tritanopia

#aaacac · ΔE 0

Achromatopsia

#acacac · ΔE 1.1

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #aaacac;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#aaacac]

Related colors

Aqua #00ffff

Azure #f0ffff

Dark Cyan #008b8b

Dark Slate Gray #2f4f4f

Light Cyan #e0ffff

Pale Turquoise #afeeee

Frequently asked questions

#aaacac (#aaacac) is rgb(170, 172, 172) in RGB.

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

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