#ac9aa1

Color #ac9aa1

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light pink.

Closest named color Dark Gray #a9a9a9 · ΔE 8.87 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-400 #a89ea9 · ΔE 3.6

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Conversions

HEX

#ac9aa1

RGB

rgb(172, 154, 161)

HSL

hsl(336.7, 9.8%, 63.9%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(336.7, 10.5%, 67.5%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 10.5%, 6.4%, 32.5%)

LAB

lab(65.32, 7.86, -1.24)

LCH

lch(65.32, 7.96, 351.03)

OKLCH

oklch(70.4%, 0.0233, 352.11)

HWB

hwb(336.7, 60.4%, 32.5%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#9aaca5

Analogous

#ac9aaa

#ac9aa1

#ac9c9a

Triadic

#ac9aa1

#a1ac9a

#9aa1ac

Split-complementary

#ac9aa1

#9aac9c

#9aaaac

Tetradic

#ac9aa1

#aca59a

#9aaca5

#9aa1ac

Square

#ac9aa1

#aaac9a

#9aaca5

#9c9aac

Shades

Color #ac9aa1 mixed toward black.

#937c85

#77626a

#594950

#3c3135

#1e181b

Tints

Color #ac9aa1 mixed toward white.

#baabb1

#c8bcc0

#d5ccd0

#e3dde0

#f1eeef

Tones

Color #ac9aa1 mixed toward gray.

#aa9ba1

#a99da2

#a79ea2

#a6a0a2

#a4a1a3

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.66:1

Aa Black text on this color

7.89:1

Black text reads better on this background (7.89:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#a5a49f · ΔE 11.4

Deuteranopia

#a6a79f · ΔE 14

Tritanopia

#ab9e9e · ΔE 4.2

Achromatopsia

#9f9f9f · ΔE 9.4

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #ac9aa1;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#ac9aa1]

Related colors

Lavender Blush #fff0f5

Pale Violet Red #db7093

Hot Pink #ff69b4

Deep Pink #ff1493

Crimson #dc143c

Pink #ffc0cb

Frequently asked questions

#ac9aa1 (#ac9aa1) is rgb(172, 154, 161) in RGB.

No, #ac9aa1 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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