#ac9d9f

Color #ac9d9f

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light red.

Closest named color Dark Gray #a9a9a9 · ΔE 6.71 Nearest Tailwind class taupe-400 #aba09c · ΔE 4

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Conversions

HEX

#ac9d9f

RGB

rgb(172, 157, 159)

HSL

hsl(352, 8.3%, 64.5%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(352, 8.7%, 67.5%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 8.7%, 7.6%, 32.5%)

LAB

lab(66.05, 5.83, 0.95)

LCH

lch(66.05, 5.91, 9.26)

OKLCH

oklch(71%, 0.0178, 8.4)

HWB

hwb(352, 61.6%, 32.5%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#9dacaa

Analogous

#ac9da6

#ac9d9f

#aca29d

Triadic

#ac9d9f

#9fac9d

#9d9fac

Split-complementary

#ac9d9f

#9daca2

#9da6ac

Tetradic

#ac9d9f

#acaa9d

#9dacaa

#9d9fac

Square

#ac9d9f

#a6ac9d

#9dacaa

#a29dac

Shades

Color #ac9d9f mixed toward black.

#937f82

#776567

#594b4d

#3b3233

#1e191a

Tints

Color #ac9d9f mixed toward white.

#baadaf

#c8bebf

#d5cecf

#e3dedf

#f1efef

Tones

Color #ac9d9f mixed toward gray.

#ab9ea0

#a99fa1

#a8a1a2

#a7a2a3

#a6a3a4

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.6:1

Aa Black text on this color

8.08:1

Black text reads better on this background (8.08:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#a6a69f · ΔE 10.2

Deuteranopia

#a7a89e · ΔE 12

Tritanopia

#ab9e9e · ΔE 1.4

Achromatopsia

#a0a0a0 · ΔE 7.3

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Code

CSS

background-color: #ac9d9f;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#ac9d9f]

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Pink #ffc0cb

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Lavender Blush #fff0f5

Hot Pink #ff69b4

Frequently asked questions

#ac9d9f (#ac9d9f) is rgb(172, 157, 159) in RGB.

No, #ac9d9f is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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