#ac9bab

Color #ac9bab

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light magenta.

Closest named color Dark Gray #a9a9a9 · ΔE 11.48 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-400 #a89ea9 · ΔE 3.5

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Conversions

HEX

#ac9bab

RGB

rgb(172, 155, 171)

HSL

hsl(303.5, 9.3%, 64.1%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(303.5, 9.9%, 67.5%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 9.9%, 0.6%, 32.5%)

LAB

lab(65.87, 9.16, -6.04)

LCH

lch(65.87, 10.97, 326.6)

OKLCH

oklch(70.9%, 0.03, 327.79)

HWB

hwb(303.5, 60.8%, 32.5%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#9bac9c

Analogous

#a49bac

#ac9bab

#ac9ba2

Triadic

#ac9bab

#abac9b

#9babac

Split-complementary

#ac9bab

#a2ac9b

#9baca4

Tetradic

#ac9bab

#ac9c9b

#9bac9c

#9babac

Square

#ac9bab

#aca49b

#9bac9c

#9ba2ac

Shades

Color #ac9bab mixed toward black.

#937d92

#776376

#594a58

#3c313b

#1e191d

Tints

Color #ac9bab mixed toward white.

#baacb9

#c8bcc7

#d5cdd5

#e3dee3

#f1eef1

Tones

Color #ac9bab mixed toward gray.

#ab9caa

#a99ea8

#a89fa7

#a6a1a6

#a5a2a5

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.61:1

Aa Black text on this color

8.03:1

Black text reads better on this background (8.03:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#a5a5a7 · ΔE 10.5

Deuteranopia

#a6a7a6 · ΔE 12.6

Tritanopia

#aba4a4 · ΔE 8.9

Achromatopsia

#a0a0a0 · ΔE 11.2

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Code

CSS

background-color: #ac9bab;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#ac9bab]

Related colors

Orchid #da70d6

Dark Magenta #8b008b

Fuchsia #ff00ff

Plum #dda0dd

Purple #800080

Thistle #d8bfd8

Frequently asked questions

#ac9bab (#ac9bab) is rgb(172, 155, 171) in RGB.

No, #ac9bab is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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