#ac9599

Color #ac9599

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light red.

Closest named color Rosy Brown #bc8f8f · ΔE 9.57 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-400 #a89ea9 · ΔE 6.1

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Conversions

HEX

#ac9599

RGB

rgb(172, 149, 153)

HSL

hsl(349.6, 12.2%, 62.9%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(349.6, 13.4%, 67.5%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 13.4%, 11%, 32.5%)

LAB

lab(63.81, 9.22, 1.05)

LCH

lch(63.81, 9.28, 6.5)

OKLCH

oklch(69.2%, 0.028, 5.96)

HWB

hwb(349.6, 58.4%, 32.5%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#95aca8

Analogous

#ac95a4

#ac9599

#ac9c95

Triadic

#ac9599

#99ac95

#9599ac

Split-complementary

#ac9599

#95ac9c

#95a4ac

Tetradic

#ac9599

#aca895

#95aca8

#9599ac

Square

#ac9599

#a4ac95

#95aca8

#9c95ac

Shades

Color #ac9599 mixed toward black.

#94777c

#785e62

#5a464a

#3c2f31

#1e1719

Tints

Color #ac9599 mixed toward white.

#baa7aa

#c8b8bb

#d5cacc

#e3dcdd

#f1edee

Tones

Color #ac9599 mixed toward gray.

#aa979a

#a8999b

#a69b9d

#a49d9e

#a29e9f

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.8:1

Aa Black text on this color

7.51:1

Black text reads better on this background (7.51:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#a3a298 · ΔE 14.5

Deuteranopia

#a4a698 · ΔE 17.7

Tritanopia

#ab9797 · ΔE 2.3

Achromatopsia

#9b9b9b · ΔE 10.6

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Code

CSS

background-color: #ac9599;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#ac9599]

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Lavender Blush #fff0f5

Hot Pink #ff69b4

Frequently asked questions

#ac9599 (#ac9599) is rgb(172, 149, 153) in RGB.

No, #ac9599 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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