#ac9eaa

Color #ac9eaa

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light magenta.

Closest named color Dark Gray #a9a9a9 · ΔE 8.91 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-400 #a89ea9 · ΔE 1.7

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Conversions

HEX

#ac9eaa

RGB

rgb(172, 158, 170)

HSL

hsl(308.6, 7.8%, 64.7%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(308.6, 8.1%, 67.5%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 8.1%, 1.2%, 32.5%)

LAB

lab(66.62, 7.31, -4.37)

LCH

lch(66.62, 8.52, 329.13)

OKLCH

oklch(71.5%, 0.0235, 330.38)

HWB

hwb(308.6, 62%, 32.5%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#9eaca0

Analogous

#a79eac

#ac9eaa

#ac9ea3

Triadic

#ac9eaa

#aaac9e

#9eaaac

Split-complementary

#ac9eaa

#a3ac9e

#9eaca7

Tetradic

#ac9eaa

#aca09e

#9eaca0

#9eaaac

Square

#ac9eaa

#aca79e

#9eaca0

#9ea3ac

Shades

Color #ac9eaa mixed toward black.

#938090

#776574

#594c57

#3b333a

#1e191d

Tints

Color #ac9eaa mixed toward white.

#baaeb8

#c8bec6

#d6ced4

#e3dfe3

#f1eff1

Tones

Color #ac9eaa mixed toward gray.

#ab9fa9

#aaa0a8

#a8a1a7

#a7a3a7

#a6a4a6

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.55:1

Aa Black text on this color

8.23:1

Black text reads better on this background (8.23:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#a6a6a7 · ΔE 9

Deuteranopia

#a7a8a7 · ΔE 10.6

Tritanopia

#aba5a4 · ΔE 7.7

Achromatopsia

#a2a2a2 · ΔE 9.3

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #ac9eaa;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#ac9eaa]

Related colors

Orchid #da70d6

Dark Magenta #8b008b

Fuchsia #ff00ff

Plum #dda0dd

Purple #800080

Thistle #d8bfd8

Frequently asked questions

#ac9eaa (#ac9eaa) is rgb(172, 158, 170) in RGB.

No, #ac9eaa is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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