#aca3a1

Color #aca3a1

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light red.

Closest named color Dark Gray #a9a9a9 · ΔE 3.95 Nearest Tailwind class taupe-400 #aba09c · ΔE 1.5

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Conversions

HEX

#aca3a1

RGB

rgb(172, 163, 161)

HSL

hsl(10.9, 6.2%, 65.3%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(10.9, 6.4%, 67.5%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 5.2%, 6.4%, 32.5%)

LAB

lab(67.68, 2.89, 2.2)

LCH

lch(67.68, 3.63, 37.28)

OKLCH

oklch(72.3%, 0.0109, 32.67)

HWB

hwb(10.9, 63.1%, 32.5%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#a1aaac

Analogous

#aca1a5

#aca3a1

#aca9a1

Triadic

#aca3a1

#a1aca3

#a3a1ac

Split-complementary

#aca3a1

#a1aca9

#a1a5ac

Tetradic

#aca3a1

#aaaca1

#a1aaac

#a3a1ac

Square

#aca3a1

#a5aca1

#a1aaac

#a9a1ac

Shades

Color #aca3a1 mixed toward black.

#928684

#766b68

#58504e

#3b3534

#1d1b1a

Tints

Color #aca3a1 mixed toward white.

#bab2b1

#c8c2c0

#d6d1d0

#e3e0e0

#f1f0ef

Tones

Color #aca3a1 mixed toward gray.

#aba4a2

#aaa4a3

#a9a5a4

#a8a5a5

#a7a6a6

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.47:1

Aa Black text on this color

8.51:1

Black text reads better on this background (8.51:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#a8a8a1 · ΔE 6.2

Deuteranopia

#a9a9a2 · ΔE 6.3

Tritanopia

#aca2a2 · ΔE 1.3

Achromatopsia

#a5a5a5 · ΔE 4.4

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Code

CSS

background-color: #aca3a1;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#aca3a1]

Related colors

Tomato #ff6347

Dark Salmon #e9967a

Salmon #fa8072

Misty Rose #ffe4e1

Coral #ff7f50

Orange Red #ff4500

Frequently asked questions

#aca3a1 (#aca3a1) is rgb(172, 163, 161) in RGB.

No, #aca3a1 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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