#ac97af

Color #ac97af

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light magenta.

Closest named color Thistle #d8bfd8 · ΔE 15.16 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-400 #a89ea9 · ΔE 6.6

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Conversions

HEX

#ac97af

RGB

rgb(172, 151, 175)

HSL

hsl(292.5, 13%, 63.9%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(292.5, 13.7%, 68.6%)

CMYK

cmyk(1.7%, 13.7%, 0%, 31.4%)

LAB

lab(64.96, 12.17, -9.63)

LCH

lch(64.96, 15.52, 321.65)

OKLCH

oklch(70.3%, 0.0419, 321.98)

HWB

hwb(292.5, 59.2%, 31.4%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#9aaf97

Analogous

#a097af

#ac97af

#af97a6

Triadic

#ac97af

#afac97

#97afac

Split-complementary

#ac97af

#a6af97

#97afa0

Tetradic

#ac97af

#af979a

#9aaf97

#97afac

Square

#ac97af

#afa097

#9aaf97

#97a6af

Shades

Color #ac97af mixed toward black.

#937897

#775f7b

#59475c

#3c2f3d

#1e181f

Tints

Color #ac97af mixed toward white.

#baa8bc

#c8baca

#d5cbd7

#e3dce4

#f1eef2

Tones

Color #ac97af mixed toward gray.

#aa99ad

#a99bab

#a79da9

#a69fa7

#a4a1a5

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.69:1

Aa Black text on this color

7.8:1

Black text reads better on this background (7.8:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#a3a3aa · ΔE 11.5

Deuteranopia

#a5a6a8 · ΔE 13.9

Tritanopia

#aba5a4 · ΔE 12.9

Achromatopsia

#9e9e9e · ΔE 14.1

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Code

CSS

background-color: #ac97af;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#ac97af]

Related colors

Medium Orchid #ba55d3

Dark Magenta #8b008b

Fuchsia #ff00ff

Plum #dda0dd

Purple #800080

Thistle #d8bfd8

Frequently asked questions

#ac97af (#ac97af) is rgb(172, 151, 175) in RGB.

No, #ac97af is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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