#acaeaf

Color #acaeaf

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light blue.

Closest named color Dark Gray #a9a9a9 · ΔE 1.96 Nearest Tailwind class neutral-400 #a1a1a1 · ΔE 3.9

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Conversions

HEX

#acaeaf

RGB

rgb(172, 174, 175)

HSL

hsl(200, 1.8%, 68%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(200, 1.7%, 68.6%)

CMYK

cmyk(1.7%, 0.6%, 0%, 31.4%)

LAB

lab(70.97, -0.52, -0.76)

LCH

lch(70.97, 0.92, 235.62)

OKLCH

oklch(75%, 0.0027, 228.01)

HWB

hwb(200, 67.5%, 31.4%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#afadac

Analogous

#acafae

#acaeaf

#acacaf

Triadic

#acaeaf

#afacae

#aeafac

Split-complementary

#acaeaf

#afacac

#afaeac

Tetradic

#acaeaf

#adacaf

#afadac

#aeafac

Square

#acaeaf

#aeacaf

#afadac

#acafac

Shades

Color #acaeaf mixed toward black.

#8f9192

#727476

#555758

#393a3b

#1c1d1d

Tints

Color #acaeaf mixed toward white.

#babbbc

#c8c9ca

#d5d6d7

#e3e4e4

#f1f1f2

Tones

Color #acaeaf mixed toward gray.

#acaeaf

#acaeae

#adaeae

#adadae

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.23:1

Aa Black text on this color

9.43:1

Black text reads better on this background (9.43:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#adadaf · ΔE 1.4

Deuteranopia

#adadaf · ΔE 1.4

Tritanopia

#acafaf · ΔE 0.9

Achromatopsia

#aeaeae · ΔE 1.1

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #acaeaf;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#acaeaf]

Related colors

Sky Blue #87ceeb

Light Sky Blue #87cefa

Charcoal #36454f

Deep Sky Blue #00bfff

Light Blue #add8e6

Steel Blue #4682b4

Frequently asked questions

#acaeaf (#acaeaf) is rgb(172, 174, 175) in RGB.

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

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