#aca5a4

Color #aca5a4

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light red.

Closest named color Dark Gray #a9a9a9 · ΔE 2.88 Nearest Tailwind class taupe-400 #aba09c · ΔE 2.5

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Conversions

HEX

#aca5a4

RGB

rgb(172, 165, 164)

HSL

hsl(7.5, 4.6%, 65.9%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(7.5, 4.7%, 67.5%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 4.1%, 4.7%, 32.5%)

LAB

lab(68.29, 2.33, 1.41)

LCH

lch(68.29, 2.72, 31.18)

OKLCH

oklch(72.8%, 0.0082, 27.5)

HWB

hwb(7.5, 64.3%, 32.5%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#a4abac

Analogous

#aca4a7

#aca5a4

#aca9a4

Triadic

#aca5a4

#a4aca5

#a5a4ac

Split-complementary

#aca5a4

#a4aca9

#a4a7ac

Tetradic

#aca5a4

#abaca4

#a4abac

#a5a4ac

Square

#aca5a4

#a7aca4

#a4abac

#a9a4ac

Shades

Color #aca5a4 mixed toward black.

#918887

#756c6b

#585150

#3b3635

#1d1b1b

Tints

Color #aca5a4 mixed toward white.

#bab4b3

#c8c3c2

#d6d2d2

#e3e1e1

#f1f0f0

Tones

Color #aca5a4 mixed toward gray.

#aba6a5

#aaa7a6

#a9a7a7

#a9a8a7

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.42:1

Aa Black text on this color

8.67:1

Black text reads better on this background (8.67:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#a9a9a4 · ΔE 4.9

Deuteranopia

#a9aaa4 · ΔE 5.8

Tritanopia

#aca4a4 · ΔE 0.8

Achromatopsia

#a6a6a6 · ΔE 3.5

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Code

CSS

background-color: #aca5a4;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#aca5a4]

Related colors

Salmon #fa8072

Misty Rose #ffe4e1

Tomato #ff6347

Red #ff0000

Maroon #800000

Black #000000

Frequently asked questions

#aca5a4 (#aca5a4) is rgb(172, 165, 164) in RGB.

No, #aca5a4 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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