#aca3ab

Color #aca3ab

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light magenta.

Closest named color Dark Gray #a9a9a9 · ΔE 5.73 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-400 #a89ea9 · ΔE 2

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Conversions

HEX

#aca3ab

RGB

rgb(172, 163, 171)

HSL

hsl(306.7, 5.1%, 65.7%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(306.7, 5.2%, 67.5%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 5.2%, 0.6%, 32.5%)

LAB

lab(67.95, 4.73, -2.97)

LCH

lch(67.95, 5.59, 327.88)

OKLCH

oklch(72.6%, 0.0152, 329.23)

HWB

hwb(306.7, 63.9%, 32.5%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#a3aca4

Analogous

#a9a3ac

#aca3ab

#aca3a7

Triadic

#aca3ab

#abaca3

#a3abac

Split-complementary

#aca3ab

#a7aca3

#a3aca9

Tetradic

#aca3ab

#aca4a3

#a3aca4

#a3abac

Square

#aca3ab

#aca9a3

#a3aca4

#a3a7ac

Shades

Color #aca3ab mixed toward black.

#918690

#756a74

#584f57

#3b353a

#1d1a1d

Tints

Color #aca3ab mixed toward white.

#bab2b9

#c8c2c7

#d5d1d5

#e3e0e3

#f1f0f1

Tones

Color #aca3ab mixed toward gray.

#aba4aa

#aba5aa

#aaa5a9

#a9a6a9

#a8a7a8

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.45:1

Aa Black text on this color

8.58:1

Black text reads better on this background (8.58:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#a8a8a9 · ΔE 6.2

Deuteranopia

#a9a9a9 · ΔE 6.6

Tritanopia

#aca8a7 · ΔE 5.7

Achromatopsia

#a6a6a6 · ΔE 6.6

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Code

CSS

background-color: #aca3ab;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#aca3ab]

Related colors

Orchid #da70d6

Dark Magenta #8b008b

Fuchsia #ff00ff

Plum #dda0dd

Purple #800080

Thistle #d8bfd8

Frequently asked questions

#aca3ab (#aca3ab) is rgb(172, 163, 171) in RGB.

No, #aca3ab is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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