#aeacaa

Color #aeacaa

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light orange.

Closest named color Dark Gray #a9a9a9 · ΔE 1.8 Nearest Tailwind class neutral-400 #a1a1a1 · ΔE 3.6

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Conversions

HEX

#aeacaa

RGB

rgb(174, 172, 170)

HSL

hsl(30, 2.4%, 67.5%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(30, 2.3%, 68.2%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 1.1%, 2.3%, 31.8%)

LAB

lab(70.46, 0.34, 1.28)

LCH

lch(70.46, 1.32, 75.12)

OKLCH

oklch(74.6%, 0.0037, 67.62)

HWB

hwb(30, 66.7%, 31.8%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#aaacae

Analogous

#aeaaaa

#aeacaa

#aeaeaa

Triadic

#aeacaa

#aaaeac

#acaaae

Split-complementary

#aeacaa

#aaaeae

#aaaaae

Tetradic

#aeacaa

#acaeaa

#aaacae

#acaaae

Square

#aeacaa

#aaaeaa

#aaacae

#aeaaae

Shades

Color #aeacaa mixed toward black.

#928f8d

#767370

#585654

#3b3938

#1d1d1c

Tints

Color #aeacaa mixed toward white.

#bcbab8

#c9c8c6

#d7d6d5

#e4e3e3

#f2f1f1

Tones

Color #aeacaa mixed toward gray.

#aeacaa

#adacab

#acacac

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.26:1

Aa Black text on this color

9.28:1

Black text reads better on this background (9.28:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#adadaa · ΔE 1.4

Deuteranopia

#adadab · ΔE 1.1

Tritanopia

#aeabab · ΔE 1.4

Achromatopsia

#acacac · ΔE 1.3

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #aeacaa;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#aeacaa]

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Bisque #ffe4c4

Dark Orange #ff8c00

Frequently asked questions

#aeacaa (#aeacaa) is rgb(174, 172, 170) in RGB.

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

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