#aca1a4

Color #aca1a4

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light pink.

Closest named color Dark Gray #a9a9a9 · ΔE 4.96 Nearest Tailwind class taupe-400 #aba09c · ΔE 3.7

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Conversions

HEX

#aca1a4

RGB

rgb(172, 161, 164)

HSL

hsl(343.6, 6.2%, 65.3%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(343.6, 6.4%, 67.5%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 6.4%, 4.7%, 32.5%)

LAB

lab(67.23, 4.53, -0.12)

LCH

lch(67.23, 4.53, 358.48)

OKLCH

oklch(71.9%, 0.0134, 358.72)

HWB

hwb(343.6, 63.1%, 32.5%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#a1aca9

Analogous

#aca1aa

#aca1a4

#aca4a1

Triadic

#aca1a4

#a4aca1

#a1a4ac

Split-complementary

#aca1a4

#a1aca4

#a1aaac

Tetradic

#aca1a4

#aca9a1

#a1aca9

#a1a4ac

Square

#aca1a4

#aaaca1

#a1aca9

#a4a1ac

Shades

Color #aca1a4 mixed toward black.

#928487

#76686c

#584e51

#3b3436

#1d1a1b

Tints

Color #aca1a4 mixed toward white.

#bab1b3

#c8c0c2

#d6d0d2

#e3e0e1

#f1eff0

Tones

Color #aca1a4 mixed toward gray.

#aba2a4

#aaa3a5

#a9a4a5

#a8a5a6

#a7a6a6

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.5:1

Aa Black text on this color

8.39:1

Black text reads better on this background (8.39:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#a7a7a3 · ΔE 7.6

Deuteranopia

#a8a9a3 · ΔE 9.1

Tritanopia

#aba3a3 · ΔE 2.3

Achromatopsia

#a4a4a4 · ΔE 5.9

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Code

CSS

background-color: #aca1a4;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#aca1a4]

Related colors

Pale Violet Red #db7093

Lavender Blush #fff0f5

Crimson #dc143c

Pink #ffc0cb

Light Pink #ffb6c1

Hot Pink #ff69b4

Frequently asked questions

#aca1a4 (#aca1a4) is rgb(172, 161, 164) in RGB.

No, #aca1a4 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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