#acb3ae

Color #acb3ae

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light green.

Closest named color Dark Gray #a9a9a9 · ΔE 4.86 Nearest Tailwind class mist-400 #9ca8ab · ΔE 5.4

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Conversions

HEX

#acb3ae

RGB

rgb(172, 179, 174)

HSL

hsl(137.1, 4.4%, 68.8%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(137.1, 3.9%, 70.2%)

CMYK

cmyk(3.9%, 0%, 2.8%, 29.8%)

LAB

lab(72.27, -3.4, 1.7)

LCH

lch(72.27, 3.8, 153.43)

OKLCH

oklch(76%, 0.0105, 155.15)

HWB

hwb(137.1, 67.5%, 29.8%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#b3acb1

Analogous

#adb3ac

#acb3ae

#acb3b1

Triadic

#acb3ae

#aeacb3

#b3aeac

Split-complementary

#acb3ae

#b1acb3

#b3acad

Tetradic

#acb3ae

#acb1b3

#b3acb1

#b3aeac

Square

#acb3ae

#acadb3

#b3acb1

#b3b1ac

Shades

Color #acb3ae mixed toward black.

#8d9790

#707a73

#545c56

#383d39

#1c1f1d

Tints

Color #acb3ae mixed toward white.

#bac0bb

#c8ccc9

#d5d9d6

#e3e6e4

#f1f2f1

Tones

Color #acb3ae mixed toward gray.

#adb2ae

#aeb1af

#afb0af

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.14:1

Aa Black text on this color

9.81:1

Black text reads better on this background (9.81:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#afafaf · ΔE 4.8

Deuteranopia

#afaeb0 · ΔE 6.1

Tritanopia

#acb0b0 · ΔE 3.3

Achromatopsia

#b1b1b1 · ΔE 4.8

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Code

CSS

background-color: #acb3ae;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#acb3ae]

Related colors

Sea Green #2e8b57

Medium Sea Green #3cb371

Spring Green #00ff7f

Mint Cream #f5fffa

Forest Green #228b22

Mint Green #98ff98

Frequently asked questions

#acb3ae (#acb3ae) is rgb(172, 179, 174) in RGB.

No, #acb3ae is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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