#ac99b1

Color #ac99b1

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light purple.

Closest named color Thistle #d8bfd8 · ΔE 14.66 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-400 #a89ea9 · ΔE 6.1

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Conversions

HEX

#ac99b1

RGB

rgb(172, 153, 177)

HSL

hsl(287.5, 13.3%, 64.7%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(287.5, 13.6%, 69.4%)

CMYK

cmyk(2.8%, 13.6%, 0%, 30.6%)

LAB

lab(65.54, 11.45, -9.9)

LCH

lch(65.54, 15.14, 319.15)

OKLCH

oklch(70.7%, 0.0406, 319.2)

HWB

hwb(287.5, 60%, 30.6%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#9eb199

Analogous

#a099b1

#ac99b1

#b199aa

Triadic

#ac99b1

#b1ac99

#99b1ac

Split-complementary

#ac99b1

#aab199

#99b1a0

Tetradic

#ac99b1

#b1999e

#9eb199

#99b1ac

Square

#ac99b1

#b1a099

#9eb199

#99aab1

Shades

Color #ac99b1 mixed toward black.

#937a99

#775f7d

#59485d

#3b303e

#1e181f

Tints

Color #ac99b1 mixed toward white.

#baaabe

#c8bbcb

#d5ccd8

#e3dde5

#f1eef2

Tones

Color #ac99b1 mixed toward gray.

#ab9baf

#aa9dad

#a89fab

#a7a1a9

#a6a3a7

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.64:1

Aa Black text on this color

7.95:1

Black text reads better on this background (7.95:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#a4a4ac · ΔE 10.7

Deuteranopia

#a5a7aa · ΔE 13.6

Tritanopia

#aba7a6 · ΔE 13.2

Achromatopsia

#9f9f9f · ΔE 13.7

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Code

CSS

background-color: #ac99b1;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#ac99b1]

Related colors

Medium Orchid #ba55d3

Dark Violet #9400d3

Dark Orchid #9932cc

Dark Magenta #8b008b

Fuchsia #ff00ff

Plum #dda0dd

Frequently asked questions

#ac99b1 (#ac99b1) is rgb(172, 153, 177) in RGB.

No, #ac99b1 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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