#acb3b3

Color #acb3b3

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light cyan.

Closest named color Dark Gray #a9a9a9 · ΔE 4.09 Nearest Tailwind class mist-400 #9ca8ab · ΔE 4.1

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Conversions

HEX

#acb3b3

RGB

rgb(172, 179, 179)

HSL

hsl(180, 4.4%, 68.8%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(180, 3.9%, 70.2%)

CMYK

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

LAB

lab(72.41, -2.44, -0.85)

LCH

lch(72.41, 2.58, 199.21)

OKLCH

oklch(76.1%, 0.0078, 197.05)

HWB

hwb(180, 67.5%, 29.8%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#b3acac

Analogous

#acb3af

#acb3b3

#acafb3

Triadic

#acb3b3

#b3acb3

#b3b3ac

Split-complementary

#acb3b3

#b3acaf

#b3afac

Tetradic

#acb3b3

#acacb3

#b3acac

#b3b3ac

Square

#acb3b3

#afacb3

#b3acac

#afb3ac

Shades

Color #acb3b3 mixed toward black.

#8d9797

#707a7a

#545c5c

#383d3d

#1c1f1f

Tints

Color #acb3b3 mixed toward white.

#bac0c0

#c8cccc

#d5d9d9

#e3e6e6

#f1f2f2

Tones

Color #acb3b3 mixed toward gray.

#adb2b2

#aeb1b1

#afb0b0

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.13:1

Aa Black text on this color

9.85:1

Black text reads better on this background (9.85:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#afafb3 · ΔE 4.7

Deuteranopia

#afaeb3 · ΔE 5.5

Tritanopia

#acb3b3 · ΔE 0

Achromatopsia

#b2b2b2 · ΔE 3.5

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Code

CSS

background-color: #acb3b3;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#acb3b3]

Related colors

Aqua #00ffff

Azure #f0ffff

Dark Cyan #008b8b

Dark Slate Gray #2f4f4f

Light Cyan #e0ffff

Pale Turquoise #afeeee

Frequently asked questions

#acb3b3 (#acb3b3) is rgb(172, 179, 179) in RGB.

No, #acb3b3 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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