#ac9d9d

Color #ac9d9d

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light red.

Closest named color Dark Gray #a9a9a9 · ΔE 6.67 Nearest Tailwind class taupe-400 #aba09c · ΔE 3.1

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Conversions

HEX

#ac9d9d

RGB

rgb(172, 157, 157)

HSL

hsl(0, 8.3%, 64.5%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(0, 8.7%, 67.5%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 8.7%, 8.7%, 32.5%)

LAB

lab(66, 5.48, 1.99)

LCH

lch(66, 5.83, 19.96)

OKLCH

oklch(70.9%, 0.0176, 17.51)

HWB

hwb(0, 61.6%, 32.5%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#9dacac

Analogous

#ac9da4

#ac9d9d

#aca49d

Triadic

#ac9d9d

#9dac9d

#9d9dac

Split-complementary

#ac9d9d

#9daca4

#9da4ac

Tetradic

#ac9d9d

#acac9d

#9dacac

#9d9dac

Square

#ac9d9d

#a4ac9d

#9dacac

#a49dac

Shades

Color #ac9d9d mixed toward black.

#937f7f

#776565

#594b4b

#3b3232

#1e1919

Tints

Color #ac9d9d mixed toward white.

#baadad

#c8bebe

#d5cece

#e3dede

#f1efef

Tones

Color #ac9d9d mixed toward gray.

#ab9e9e

#a99f9f

#a8a1a1

#a7a2a2

#a6a3a3

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.6:1

Aa Black text on this color

8.06:1

Black text reads better on this background (8.06:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#a6a69d · ΔE 10.3

Deuteranopia

#a7a89d · ΔE 11.7

Tritanopia

#ab9d9d · ΔE 0.4

Achromatopsia

#a0a0a0 · ΔE 7.1

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Code

CSS

background-color: #ac9d9d;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#ac9d9d]

Related colors

Red #ff0000

Maroon #800000

Black #000000

Brown #a52a2a

Dark Gray #a9a9a9

Dark Red #8b0000

Frequently asked questions

#ac9d9d (#ac9d9d) is rgb(172, 157, 157) in RGB.

No, #ac9d9d is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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