#aca2a2

Color #aca2a2

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light red.

Closest named color Dark Gray #a9a9a9 · ΔE 4.25 Nearest Tailwind class taupe-400 #aba09c · ΔE 2.2

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Conversions

HEX

#aca2a2

RGB

rgb(172, 162, 162)

HSL

hsl(0, 5.7%, 65.5%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(0, 5.8%, 67.5%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 5.8%, 5.8%, 32.5%)

LAB

lab(67.44, 3.62, 1.3)

LCH

lch(67.44, 3.85, 19.75)

OKLCH

oklch(72.1%, 0.0116, 17.5)

HWB

hwb(0, 63.5%, 32.5%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#a2acac

Analogous

#aca2a7

#aca2a2

#aca7a2

Triadic

#aca2a2

#a2aca2

#a2a2ac

Split-complementary

#aca2a2

#a2aca7

#a2a7ac

Tetradic

#aca2a2

#acaca2

#a2acac

#a2a2ac

Square

#aca2a2

#a7aca2

#a2acac

#a7a2ac

Shades

Color #aca2a2 mixed toward black.

#928585

#766969

#584f4f

#3b3535

#1d1a1a

Tints

Color #aca2a2 mixed toward white.

#bab2b2

#c8c1c1

#d6d1d1

#e3e0e0

#f1f0f0

Tones

Color #aca2a2 mixed toward gray.

#aba3a3

#aaa4a4

#aaa5a5

#a9a5a5

#a8a6a6

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.49:1

Aa Black text on this color

8.44:1

Black text reads better on this background (8.44:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#a8a8a2 · ΔE 7

Deuteranopia

#a8a9a2 · ΔE 7.9

Tritanopia

#aca2a2 · ΔE 0

Achromatopsia

#a4a4a4 · ΔE 5

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Code

CSS

background-color: #aca2a2;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#aca2a2]

Related colors

Red #ff0000

Maroon #800000

Black #000000

Brown #a52a2a

Dark Gray #a9a9a9

Dark Red #8b0000

Frequently asked questions

#aca2a2 (#aca2a2) is rgb(172, 162, 162) in RGB.

No, #aca2a2 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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