#ac9798

Color #ac9798

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light red.

Closest named color Dark Gray #a9a9a9 · ΔE 9.63 Nearest Tailwind class taupe-400 #aba09c · ΔE 5.7

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Conversions

HEX

#ac9798

RGB

rgb(172, 151, 152)

HSL

hsl(357.1, 11.2%, 63.3%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(357.1, 12.2%, 67.5%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 12.2%, 11.6%, 32.5%)

LAB

lab(64.3, 7.93, 2.33)

LCH

lch(64.3, 8.27, 16.37)

OKLCH

oklch(69.5%, 0.025, 14.59)

HWB

hwb(357.1, 59.2%, 32.5%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#97acab

Analogous

#ac97a2

#ac9798

#aca097

Triadic

#ac9798

#98ac97

#9798ac

Split-complementary

#ac9798

#97aca0

#97a2ac

Tetradic

#ac9798

#acab97

#97acab

#9798ac

Square

#ac9798

#a2ac97

#97acab

#a097ac

Shades

Color #ac9798 mixed toward black.

#94797a

#786061

#5a4849

#3c3030

#1e1818

Tints

Color #ac9798 mixed toward white.

#baa8a9

#c8baba

#d5cbcb

#e3dcdd

#f1eeee

Tones

Color #ac9798 mixed toward gray.

#aa999a

#a89a9b

#a79c9d

#a59e9e

#a3a0a0

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.75:1

Aa Black text on this color

7.63:1

Black text reads better on this background (7.63:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#a3a398 · ΔE 13.8

Deuteranopia

#a5a698 · ΔE 15.5

Tritanopia

#ab9898 · ΔE 1

Achromatopsia

#9c9c9c · ΔE 9.5

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #ac9798;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#ac9798]

Related colors

Light Pink #ffb6c1

Pink #ffc0cb

Crimson #dc143c

Pale Violet Red #db7093

Lavender Blush #fff0f5

Hot Pink #ff69b4

Frequently asked questions

#ac9798 (#ac9798) is rgb(172, 151, 152) in RGB.

No, #ac9798 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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