#ac9997

Color #ac9997

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light red.

Closest named color Dark Gray #a9a9a9 · ΔE 8.78 Nearest Tailwind class taupe-400 #aba09c · ΔE 4.1

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Conversions

HEX

#ac9997

RGB

rgb(172, 153, 151)

HSL

hsl(5.7, 11.2%, 63.3%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(5.7, 12.2%, 67.5%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 11%, 12.2%, 32.5%)

LAB

lab(64.79, 6.65, 3.61)

LCH

lch(64.79, 7.57, 28.5)

OKLCH

oklch(69.9%, 0.0228, 24.88)

HWB

hwb(5.7, 59.2%, 32.5%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#97aaac

Analogous

#ac979f

#ac9997

#aca397

Triadic

#ac9997

#97ac99

#9997ac

Split-complementary

#ac9997

#97aca3

#979fac

Tetradic

#ac9997

#aaac97

#97aaac

#9997ac

Square

#ac9997

#9fac97

#97aaac

#a397ac

Shades

Color #ac9997 mixed toward black.

#947c79

#786260

#5a4948

#3c3130

#1e1818

Tints

Color #ac9997 mixed toward white.

#baaaa8

#c8bbba

#d5cccb

#e3dddc

#f1eeee

Tones

Color #ac9997 mixed toward gray.

#aa9a99

#a89c9a

#a79d9c

#a59f9e

#a3a0a0

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.71:1

Aa Black text on this color

7.76:1

Black text reads better on this background (7.76:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#a4a497 · ΔE 12.8

Deuteranopia

#a5a798 · ΔE 14.5

Tritanopia

#ab9898 · ΔE 1

Achromatopsia

#9d9d9d · ΔE 8.6

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #ac9997;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#ac9997]

Related colors

Misty Rose #ffe4e1

Salmon #fa8072

Tomato #ff6347

Red #ff0000

Maroon #800000

Black #000000

Frequently asked questions

#ac9997 (#ac9997) is rgb(172, 153, 151) in RGB.

No, #ac9997 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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