#acaaa6

Color #acaaa6

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light orange.

Closest named color Dark Gray #a9a9a9 · ΔE 2.35 Nearest Tailwind class stone-400 #a6a09b · ΔE 3.4

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Conversions

HEX

#acaaa6

RGB

rgb(172, 170, 166)

HSL

hsl(40, 3.5%, 66.3%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(40, 3.5%, 67.5%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 1.2%, 3.5%, 32.5%)

LAB

lab(69.66, -0.03, 2.31)

LCH

lch(69.66, 2.31, 90.74)

OKLCH

oklch(73.9%, 0.0061, 84.38)

HWB

hwb(40, 65.1%, 32.5%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#a6a8ac

Analogous

#aca7a6

#acaaa6

#abaca6

Triadic

#acaaa6

#a6acaa

#aaa6ac

Split-complementary

#acaaa6

#a6abac

#a7a6ac

Tetradic

#acaaa6

#a8aca6

#a6a8ac

#aaa6ac

Square

#acaaa6

#a6aca7

#a6a8ac

#aca6ab

Shades

Color #acaaa6 mixed toward black.

#918e89

#75726d

#575652

#3a3936

#1d1d1b

Tints

Color #acaaa6 mixed toward white.

#bab8b5

#c8c6c4

#d6d5d3

#e3e3e1

#f1f1f0

Tones

Color #acaaa6 mixed toward gray.

#acaaa7

#abaaa7

#abaaa8

#aaa9a8

#aaa9a9

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.32:1

Aa Black text on this color

9.05:1

Black text reads better on this background (9.05:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#ababa7 · ΔE 1.1

Deuteranopia

#ababa7 · ΔE 1.1

Tritanopia

#aca8a8 · ΔE 2.8

Achromatopsia

#aaaaaa · ΔE 2.2

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Code

CSS

background-color: #acaaa6;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#acaaa6]

Related colors

Floral White #fffaf0

Old Lace #fdf5e6

Wheat #f5deb3

Orange #ffa500

Moccasin #ffe4b5

Dark Goldenrod #b8860b

Frequently asked questions

#acaaa6 (#acaaa6) is rgb(172, 170, 166) in RGB.

No, #acaaa6 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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