#ac9e98

Color #ac9e98

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light orange.

Closest named color Dark Gray #a9a9a9 · ΔE 7.14 Nearest Tailwind class taupe-400 #aba09c · ΔE 1.5

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Conversions

HEX

#ac9e98

RGB

rgb(172, 158, 152)

HSL

hsl(18, 10.8%, 63.5%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(18, 11.6%, 67.5%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 8.1%, 11.6%, 32.5%)

LAB

lab(66.13, 4.06, 4.98)

LCH

lch(66.13, 6.43, 50.81)

OKLCH

oklch(71%, 0.0186, 44.78)

HWB

hwb(18, 59.6%, 32.5%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#98a6ac

Analogous

#ac989c

#ac9e98

#aca898

Triadic

#ac9e98

#98ac9e

#9e98ac

Split-complementary

#ac9e98

#98aca8

#989cac

Tetradic

#ac9e98

#a6ac98

#98a6ac

#9e98ac

Square

#ac9e98

#9cac98

#98a6ac

#a898ac

Shades

Color #ac9e98 mixed toward black.

#94827a

#786760

#5a4d48

#3c3430

#1e1a18

Tints

Color #ac9e98 mixed toward white.

#baaea9

#c8beba

#d5cecb

#e3dfdd

#f1efee

Tones

Color #ac9e98 mixed toward gray.

#aa9f9a

#a99f9b

#a7a09d

#a5a19f

#a4a1a0

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.59:1

Aa Black text on this color

8.1:1

Black text reads better on this background (8.1:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#a6a699 · ΔE 9.3

Deuteranopia

#a7a89a · ΔE 10.1

Tritanopia

#ab9b9b · ΔE 3.5

Achromatopsia

#a1a1a1 · ΔE 6.7

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Code

CSS

background-color: #ac9e98;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#ac9e98]

Related colors

Light Salmon #ffa07a

Sienna #a0522d

Orange Red #ff4500

Coral #ff7f50

Dark Salmon #e9967a

Seashell #fff5ee

Frequently asked questions

#ac9e98 (#ac9e98) is rgb(172, 158, 152) in RGB.

No, #ac9e98 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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