#ac857f

Color #ac857f

A muted medium red.

Closest named color Rosy Brown #bc8f8f · ΔE 5.95 Nearest Tailwind class taupe-400 #aba09c · ΔE 12.2

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Conversions

HEX

#ac857f

RGB

rgb(172, 133, 127)

HSL

hsl(8, 21.3%, 58.6%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(8, 26.2%, 67.5%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 22.7%, 26.2%, 32.5%)

LAB

lab(59.05, 14.02, 8.98)

LCH

lch(59.05, 16.65, 32.64)

OKLCH

oklch(65.2%, 0.049, 28.5)

HWB

hwb(8, 49.8%, 32.5%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#7fa6ac

Analogous

#ac7f8f

#ac857f

#ac9b7f

Triadic

#ac857f

#7fac85

#857fac

Split-complementary

#ac857f

#7fac9b

#7f8fac

Tetradic

#ac857f

#a6ac7f

#7fa6ac

#857fac

Square

#ac857f

#8fac7f

#7fa6ac

#9b7fac

Shades

Color #ac857f mixed toward black.

#976962

#79544e

#5b3f3b

#3c2a27

#1e1514

Tints

Color #ac857f mixed toward white.

#ba9994

#c8aeaa

#d5c2bf

#e3d6d4

#f1ebea

Tones

Color #ac857f mixed toward gray.

#a88883

#a48a86

#a18d8a

#9d908e

#999392

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

3.27:1

Aa Black text on this color

6.42:1

Black text reads better on this background (6.42:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#9d9c80 · ΔE 22.8

Deuteranopia

#9fa281 · ΔE 25.7

Tritanopia

#aa8282 · ΔE 2.8

Achromatopsia

#8e8e8e · ΔE 15

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Code

CSS

background-color: #ac857f;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#ac857f]

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Salmon #fa8072

Misty Rose #ffe4e1

Dark Salmon #e9967a

Red #ff0000

Maroon #800000

Frequently asked questions

#ac857f (#ac857f) is rgb(172, 133, 127) in RGB.

No, #ac857f is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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