#ac9ea6

Color #ac9ea6

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light magenta.

Closest named color Dark Gray #a9a9a9 · ΔE 7.48 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-400 #a89ea9 · ΔE 2

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Conversions

HEX

#ac9ea6

RGB

rgb(172, 158, 166)

HSL

hsl(325.7, 7.8%, 64.7%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(325.7, 8.1%, 67.5%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 8.1%, 3.5%, 32.5%)

LAB

lab(66.5, 6.56, -2.31)

LCH

lch(66.5, 6.95, 340.6)

OKLCH

oklch(71.4%, 0.0197, 342.3)

HWB

hwb(325.7, 62%, 32.5%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#9eaca4

Analogous

#ab9eac

#ac9ea6

#ac9e9f

Triadic

#ac9ea6

#a6ac9e

#9ea6ac

Split-complementary

#ac9ea6

#9fac9e

#9eacab

Tetradic

#ac9ea6

#aca49e

#9eaca4

#9ea6ac

Square

#ac9ea6

#acab9e

#9eaca4

#9e9fac

Shades

Color #ac9ea6 mixed toward black.

#93808b

#77656f

#594c53

#3b3338

#1e191c

Tints

Color #ac9ea6 mixed toward white.

#baaeb5

#c8bec4

#d6ced2

#e3dfe1

#f1eff0

Tones

Color #ac9ea6 mixed toward gray.

#ab9fa6

#aaa0a6

#a8a1a5

#a7a3a5

#a6a4a5

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.56:1

Aa Black text on this color

8.2:1

Black text reads better on this background (8.2:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#a6a6a4 · ΔE 9.4

Deuteranopia

#a7a8a4 · ΔE 11

Tritanopia

#aba3a2 · ΔE 5.6

Achromatopsia

#a2a2a2 · ΔE 8.2

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Code

CSS

background-color: #ac9ea6;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#ac9ea6]

Related colors

Deep Pink #ff1493

Medium Violet Red #c71585

Hot Pink #ff69b4

Lavender Blush #fff0f5

Pale Violet Red #db7093

Crimson #dc143c

Frequently asked questions

#ac9ea6 (#ac9ea6) is rgb(172, 158, 166) in RGB.

No, #ac9ea6 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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