#acacaf

Color #acacaf

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light blue.

Closest named color Dark Gray #a9a9a9 · ΔE 2.03 Nearest Tailwind class neutral-400 #a1a1a1 · ΔE 3.7

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Conversions

HEX

#acacaf

RGB

rgb(172, 172, 175)

HSL

hsl(240, 1.8%, 68%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(240, 1.7%, 68.6%)

CMYK

cmyk(1.7%, 1.7%, 0%, 31.4%)

LAB

lab(70.43, 0.57, -1.54)

LCH

lch(70.43, 1.64, 290.31)

OKLCH

oklch(74.5%, 0.0043, 286.31)

HWB

hwb(240, 67.5%, 31.4%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#afafac

Analogous

#acadaf

#acacaf

#adacaf

Triadic

#acacaf

#afacac

#acafac

Split-complementary

#acacaf

#afadac

#adafac

Tetradic

#acacaf

#afacaf

#afafac

#acafac

Square

#acacaf

#afacad

#afafac

#acafad

Shades

Color #acacaf mixed toward black.

#8f8f92

#727276

#555558

#39393b

#1c1c1d

Tints

Color #acacaf mixed toward white.

#bababc

#c8c8ca

#d5d5d7

#e3e3e4

#f1f1f2

Tones

Color #acacaf mixed toward gray.

#acacaf

#acacae

#adadae

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.26:1

Aa Black text on this color

9.27:1

Black text reads better on this background (9.27:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#acacae · ΔE 0.6

Deuteranopia

#acacae · ΔE 0.6

Tritanopia

#acaeae · ΔE 2.3

Achromatopsia

#acacac · ΔE 1.7

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #acacaf;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#acacaf]

Related colors

Navy #000080

Lavender #e6e6fa

Blue #0000ff

Dark Blue #00008b

Ghost White #f8f8ff

Medium Blue #0000cd

Frequently asked questions

#acacaf (#acacaf) is rgb(172, 172, 175) in RGB.

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

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