#acaab4

Color #acaab4

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light blue.

Closest named color Dark Gray #a9a9a9 · ΔE 5.59 Nearest Tailwind class zinc-400 #9f9fa9 · ΔE 3.5

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Conversions

HEX

#acaab4

RGB

rgb(172, 170, 180)

HSL

hsl(252, 6.3%, 68.6%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(252, 5.6%, 70.6%)

CMYK

cmyk(4.4%, 5.6%, 0%, 29.4%)

LAB

lab(70.05, 2.63, -4.87)

LCH

lch(70.05, 5.53, 298.37)

OKLCH

oklch(74.3%, 0.0144, 295.14)

HWB

hwb(252, 66.7%, 29.4%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#b2b4aa

Analogous

#aaadb4

#acaab4

#b1aab4

Triadic

#acaab4

#b4acaa

#aab4ac

Split-complementary

#acaab4

#b4b1aa

#adb4aa

Tetradic

#acaab4

#b4aab2

#b2b4aa

#aab4ac

Square

#acaab4

#b4aaad

#b2b4aa

#aab4b1

Shades

Color #acaab4 mixed toward black.

#8e8b99

#706d7c

#54525d

#38373e

#1c1b1f

Tints

Color #acaab4 mixed toward white.

#bab8c0

#c8c6cd

#d5d4d9

#e3e3e6

#f1f1f2

Tones

Color #acaab4 mixed toward gray.

#acabb3

#adacb2

#adacb1

#aeadb1

#aeaeb0

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.29:1

Aa Black text on this color

9.16:1

Black text reads better on this background (9.16:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#ababb2 · ΔE 1.9

Deuteranopia

#ababb1 · ΔE 2.4

Tritanopia

#acb0af · ΔE 7.3

Achromatopsia

#ababab · ΔE 5.5

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Code

CSS

background-color: #acaab4;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#acaab4]

Related colors

Dark Slate Blue #483d8b

Medium Slate Blue #7b68ee

Slate Blue #6a5acd

Medium Purple #9370db

Navy #000080

Lavender #e6e6fa

Frequently asked questions

#acaab4 (#acaab4) is rgb(172, 170, 180) in RGB.

No, #acaab4 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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