#ac9a9b

Color #ac9a9b

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light red.

Closest named color Dark Gray #a9a9a9 · ΔE 8.14 Nearest Tailwind class taupe-400 #aba09c · ΔE 4.6

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Conversions

HEX

#ac9a9b

RGB

rgb(172, 154, 155)

HSL

hsl(356.7, 9.8%, 63.9%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(356.7, 10.5%, 67.5%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 10.5%, 9.9%, 32.5%)

LAB

lab(65.16, 6.79, 1.89)

LCH

lch(65.16, 7.05, 15.55)

OKLCH

oklch(70.2%, 0.0213, 13.84)

HWB

hwb(356.7, 60.4%, 32.5%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#9aacab

Analogous

#ac9aa4

#ac9a9b

#aca29a

Triadic

#ac9a9b

#9bac9a

#9a9bac

Split-complementary

#ac9a9b

#9aaca2

#9aa4ac

Tetradic

#ac9a9b

#acab9a

#9aacab

#9a9bac

Square

#ac9a9b

#a4ac9a

#9aacab

#a29aac

Shades

Color #ac9a9b mixed toward black.

#937c7d

#776263

#59494a

#3c3132

#1e1819

Tints

Color #ac9a9b mixed toward white.

#baabac

#c8bcbc

#d5cccd

#e3ddde

#f1eeee

Tones

Color #ac9a9b mixed toward gray.

#aa9b9c

#a99d9e

#a79e9f

#a6a0a0

#a4a1a2

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.68:1

Aa Black text on this color

7.85:1

Black text reads better on this background (7.85:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#a5a49b · ΔE 11.4

Deuteranopia

#a6a79b · ΔE 13.6

Tritanopia

#ab9b9b · ΔE 1

Achromatopsia

#9e9e9e · ΔE 8.4

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Code

CSS

background-color: #ac9a9b;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#ac9a9b]

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Frequently asked questions

#ac9a9b (#ac9a9b) is rgb(172, 154, 155) in RGB.

No, #ac9a9b is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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