#ac8b8a

Color #ac8b8a

A muted light red.

Closest named color Rosy Brown #bc8f8f · ΔE 5.6 Nearest Tailwind class taupe-400 #aba09c · ΔE 10.2

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Conversions

HEX

#ac8b8a

RGB

rgb(172, 139, 138)

HSL

hsl(1.8, 17%, 60.8%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(1.8, 19.8%, 67.5%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 19.2%, 19.8%, 32.5%)

LAB

lab(60.85, 12.33, 5.27)

LCH

lch(60.85, 13.41, 23.14)

OKLCH

oklch(66.7%, 0.0403, 20.19)

HWB

hwb(1.8, 54.1%, 32.5%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#8aabac

Analogous

#ac8a9a

#ac8b8a

#ac9c8a

Triadic

#ac8b8a

#8aac8b

#8b8aac

Split-complementary

#ac8b8a

#8aac9c

#8a9aac

Tetradic

#ac8b8a

#abac8a

#8aabac

#8b8aac

Square

#ac8b8a

#9aac8a

#8aabac

#9c8aac

Shades

Color #ac8b8a mixed toward black.

#976d6c

#795756

#5b4140

#3c2b2b

#1e1615

Tints

Color #ac8b8a mixed toward white.

#ba9e9e

#c8b2b1

#d6c5c5

#e3d8d8

#f1ecec

Tones

Color #ac8b8a mixed toward gray.

#a98e8d

#a69090

#a49393

#a19695

#9e9898

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

3.08:1

Aa Black text on this color

6.81:1

Black text reads better on this background (6.81:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#9f9f8a · ΔE 21.1

Deuteranopia

#a1a38a · ΔE 23.2

Tritanopia

#ab8a8a · ΔE 0.5

Achromatopsia

#939393 · ΔE 13.4

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #ac8b8a;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#ac8b8a]

Related colors

Red #ff0000

Maroon #800000

Black #000000

Brown #a52a2a

Dark Gray #a9a9a9

Dark Red #8b0000

Frequently asked questions

#ac8b8a (#ac8b8a) is rgb(172, 139, 138) in RGB.

No, #ac8b8a is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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