#ac99a9

Color #ac99a9

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light magenta.

Closest named color Dark Gray #a9a9a9 · ΔE 12.12 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-400 #a89ea9 · ΔE 4.2

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Conversions

HEX

#ac99a9

RGB

rgb(172, 153, 169)

HSL

hsl(309.5, 10.3%, 63.7%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(309.5, 11%, 67.5%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 11%, 1.7%, 32.5%)

LAB

lab(65.29, 9.9, -5.77)

LCH

lch(65.29, 11.46, 329.77)

OKLCH

oklch(70.5%, 0.0316, 331.09)

HWB

hwb(309.5, 60%, 32.5%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#99ac9c

Analogous

#a599ac

#ac99a9

#ac999f

Triadic

#ac99a9

#a9ac99

#99a9ac

Split-complementary

#ac99a9

#9fac99

#99aca5

Tetradic

#ac99a9

#ac9c99

#99ac9c

#99a9ac

Square

#ac99a9

#aca599

#99ac9c

#999fac

Shades

Color #ac99a9 mixed toward black.

#947b90

#776174

#5a4957

#3c313a

#1e181d

Tints

Color #ac99a9 mixed toward white.

#baaab7

#c8bbc6

#d5ccd4

#e3dde2

#f1eef1

Tones

Color #ac99a9 mixed toward gray.

#aa9aa8

#a99ca7

#a79ea6

#a69fa5

#a4a1a4

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.66:1

Aa Black text on this color

7.88:1

Black text reads better on this background (7.88:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#a4a4a5 · ΔE 11.4

Deuteranopia

#a5a7a4 · ΔE 14.9

Tritanopia

#aba2a2 · ΔE 8.8

Achromatopsia

#9e9e9e · ΔE 11.7

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Code

CSS

background-color: #ac99a9;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#ac99a9]

Related colors

Orchid #da70d6

Dark Magenta #8b008b

Fuchsia #ff00ff

Plum #dda0dd

Purple #800080

Thistle #d8bfd8

Frequently asked questions

#ac99a9 (#ac99a9) is rgb(172, 153, 169) in RGB.

No, #ac99a9 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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