#aca4ab

Color #aca4ab

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light magenta.

Closest named color Dark Gray #a9a9a9 · ΔE 5.02 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-400 #a89ea9 · ΔE 2.7

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Conversions

HEX

#aca4ab

RGB

rgb(172, 164, 171)

HSL

hsl(307.5, 4.6%, 65.9%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(307.5, 4.7%, 67.5%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 4.7%, 0.6%, 32.5%)

LAB

lab(68.21, 4.18, -2.58)

LCH

lch(68.21, 4.91, 328.32)

OKLCH

oklch(72.8%, 0.0134, 329.62)

HWB

hwb(307.5, 64.3%, 32.5%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#a4aca5

Analogous

#a9a4ac

#aca4ab

#aca4a7

Triadic

#aca4ab

#abaca4

#a4abac

Split-complementary

#aca4ab

#a7aca4

#a4aca9

Tetradic

#aca4ab

#aca5a4

#a4aca5

#a4abac

Square

#aca4ab

#aca9a4

#a4aca5

#a4a7ac

Shades

Color #aca4ab mixed toward black.

#918790

#756b74

#585057

#3b353a

#1d1b1d

Tints

Color #aca4ab mixed toward white.

#bab3b9

#c8c2c7

#d6d2d5

#e3e1e3

#f1f0f1

Tones

Color #aca4ab mixed toward gray.

#aba5ab

#aba5aa

#aaa6aa

#a9a7a9

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.43:1

Aa Black text on this color

8.65:1

Black text reads better on this background (8.65:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#a9a9a9 · ΔE 5.9

Deuteranopia

#a9aaa9 · ΔE 7

Tritanopia

#aca8a8 · ΔE 4.4

Achromatopsia

#a6a6a6 · ΔE 5.9

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Code

CSS

background-color: #aca4ab;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#aca4ab]

Related colors

Orchid #da70d6

Dark Magenta #8b008b

Fuchsia #ff00ff

Plum #dda0dd

Purple #800080

Thistle #d8bfd8

Frequently asked questions

#aca4ab (#aca4ab) is rgb(172, 164, 171) in RGB.

No, #aca4ab is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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