#ac959e

Color #ac959e

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light pink.

Closest named color Rosy Brown #bc8f8f · ΔE 10.71 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-400 #a89ea9 · ΔE 5.4

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Conversions

HEX

#ac959e

RGB

rgb(172, 149, 158)

HSL

hsl(336.5, 12.2%, 62.9%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(336.5, 13.4%, 67.5%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 13.4%, 8.1%, 32.5%)

LAB

lab(63.95, 10.1, -1.57)

LCH

lch(63.95, 10.22, 351.16)

OKLCH

oklch(69.3%, 0.03, 352.33)

HWB

hwb(336.5, 58.4%, 32.5%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#95aca3

Analogous

#ac95a9

#ac959e

#ac9795

Triadic

#ac959e

#9eac95

#959eac

Split-complementary

#ac959e

#95ac97

#95a9ac

Tetradic

#ac959e

#aca395

#95aca3

#959eac

Square

#ac959e

#a9ac95

#95aca3

#9795ac

Shades

Color #ac959e mixed toward black.

#947782

#785e68

#5a464e

#3c2f34

#1e171a

Tints

Color #ac959e mixed toward white.

#baa7ae

#c8b8be

#d5cace

#e3dcdf

#f1edef

Tones

Color #ac959e mixed toward gray.

#aa979e

#a8999f

#a69b9f

#a49da0

#a29ea0

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.78:1

Aa Black text on this color

7.55:1

Black text reads better on this background (7.55:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#a3a29c · ΔE 14.1

Deuteranopia

#a4a69b · ΔE 18.1

Tritanopia

#ab9a9a · ΔE 5

Achromatopsia

#9b9b9b · ΔE 11.3

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #ac959e;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#ac959e]

Related colors

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Deep Pink #ff1493

Crimson #dc143c

Pink #ffc0cb

Frequently asked questions

#ac959e (#ac959e) is rgb(172, 149, 158) in RGB.

No, #ac959e is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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