#aca8a8

Color #aca8a8

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light red.

Closest named color Dark Gray #a9a9a9 · ΔE 1.52 Nearest Tailwind class neutral-400 #a1a1a1 · ΔE 3.1

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Conversions

HEX

#aca8a8

RGB

rgb(172, 168, 168)

HSL

hsl(0, 2.4%, 66.7%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(0, 2.3%, 67.5%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 2.3%, 2.3%, 32.5%)

LAB

lab(69.19, 1.43, 0.51)

LCH

lch(69.19, 1.52, 19.63)

OKLCH

oklch(73.5%, 0.0046, 17.65)

HWB

hwb(0, 65.9%, 32.5%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#a8acac

Analogous

#aca8aa

#aca8a8

#acaaa8

Triadic

#aca8a8

#a8aca8

#a8a8ac

Split-complementary

#aca8a8

#a8acaa

#a8aaac

Tetradic

#aca8a8

#acaca8

#a8acac

#a8a8ac

Square

#aca8a8

#aaaca8

#a8acac

#aaa8ac

Shades

Color #aca8a8 mixed toward black.

#908b8b

#746f6f

#575353

#3a3737

#1d1c1c

Tints

Color #aca8a8 mixed toward white.

#bab7b7

#c8c5c5

#d6d4d4

#e3e2e2

#f1f1f1

Tones

Color #aca8a8 mixed toward gray.

#aca8a8

#aba9a9

#aaaaaa

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.35:1

Aa Black text on this color

8.92:1

Black text reads better on this background (8.92:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#aaaaa8 · ΔE 2.7

Deuteranopia

#ababa8 · ΔE 3.1

Tritanopia

#aca8a8 · ΔE 0

Achromatopsia

#a9a9a9 · ΔE 2.1

Left half is the original, right half is the simulated appearance. See all 8 vision types →

Code

CSS

background-color: #aca8a8;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#aca8a8]

Related colors

Red #ff0000

Maroon #800000

Black #000000

Brown #a52a2a

Dark Gray #a9a9a9

Dark Red #8b0000

Frequently asked questions

#aca8a8 (#aca8a8) is rgb(172, 168, 168) in RGB.

No, #aca8a8 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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