#aca0af

Color #aca0af

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light purple.

Closest named color Dark Gray #a9a9a9 · ΔE 9.66 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-400 #a89ea9 · ΔE 2.1

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Conversions

HEX

#aca0af

RGB

rgb(172, 160, 175)

HSL

hsl(288, 8.6%, 65.7%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(288, 8.6%, 68.6%)

CMYK

cmyk(1.7%, 8.6%, 0%, 31.4%)

LAB

lab(67.28, 7.16, -6.18)

LCH

lch(67.28, 9.46, 319.2)

OKLCH

oklch(72.1%, 0.0253, 319.33)

HWB

hwb(288, 62.7%, 31.4%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#a3afa0

Analogous

#a5a0af

#aca0af

#afa0ab

Triadic

#aca0af

#afaca0

#a0afac

Split-complementary

#aca0af

#abafa0

#a0afa5

Tetradic

#aca0af

#afa0a3

#a3afa0

#a0afac

Square

#aca0af

#afa5a0

#a3afa0

#a0abaf

Shades

Color #aca0af mixed toward black.

#928296

#756679

#584d5b

#3b333d

#1d1a1e

Tints

Color #aca0af mixed toward white.

#bab0bc

#c8c0ca

#d6d0d7

#e3dfe4

#f1eff2

Tones

Color #aca0af mixed toward gray.

#aba1ae

#aba3ad

#aaa4ab

#a9a5aa

#a8a6a9

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.5:1

Aa Black text on this color

8.4:1

Black text reads better on this background (8.4:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#a7a7ac · ΔE 7.7

Deuteranopia

#a8a9ab · ΔE 9.4

Tritanopia

#aba9a8 · ΔE 9.7

Achromatopsia

#a4a4a4 · ΔE 9.7

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #aca0af;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#aca0af]

Related colors

Medium Orchid #ba55d3

Dark Violet #9400d3

Dark Orchid #9932cc

Dark Magenta #8b008b

Fuchsia #ff00ff

Plum #dda0dd

Frequently asked questions

#aca0af (#aca0af) is rgb(172, 160, 175) in RGB.

No, #aca0af is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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