#ac8986

Color #ac8986

A muted light red.

Closest named color Rosy Brown #bc8f8f · ΔE 5.38 Nearest Tailwind class taupe-400 #aba09c · ΔE 10.8

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Conversions

HEX

#ac8986

RGB

rgb(172, 137, 134)

HSL

hsl(4.7, 18.6%, 60%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(4.7, 22.1%, 67.5%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 20.3%, 22.1%, 32.5%)

LAB

lab(60.23, 12.82, 6.67)

LCH

lch(60.23, 14.45, 27.49)

OKLCH

oklch(66.2%, 0.0432, 24.07)

HWB

hwb(4.7, 52.5%, 32.5%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#86a9ac

Analogous

#ac8696

#ac8986

#ac9c86

Triadic

#ac8986

#86ac89

#8986ac

Split-complementary

#ac8986

#86ac9c

#8696ac

Tetradic

#ac8986

#a9ac86

#86a9ac

#8986ac

Square

#ac8986

#96ac86

#86a9ac

#9c86ac

Shades

Color #ac8986 mixed toward black.

#976c68

#795653

#5b413e

#3c2b2a

#1e1615

Tints

Color #ac8986 mixed toward white.

#ba9d9a

#c8b0ae

#d5c4c3

#e3d8d7

#f1ebeb

Tones

Color #ac8986 mixed toward gray.

#a98c89

#a68e8c

#a29190

#9f9493

#9c9696

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

3.15:1

Aa Black text on this color

6.68:1

Black text reads better on this background (6.68:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#9e9e87 · ΔE 21.7

Deuteranopia

#a0a387 · ΔE 24.4

Tritanopia

#aa8787 · ΔE 1.5

Achromatopsia

#919191 · ΔE 13.9

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #ac8986;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#ac8986]

Related colors

Misty Rose #ffe4e1

Salmon #fa8072

Tomato #ff6347

Red #ff0000

Maroon #800000

Black #000000

Frequently asked questions

#ac8986 (#ac8986) is rgb(172, 137, 134) in RGB.

No, #ac8986 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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