#aca5a9

Color #aca5a9

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light magenta.

Closest named color Dark Gray #a9a9a9 · ΔE 3.56 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-400 #a89ea9 · ΔE 4.1

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Conversions

HEX

#aca5a9

RGB

rgb(172, 165, 169)

HSL

hsl(325.7, 4%, 66.1%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(325.7, 4.1%, 67.5%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 4.1%, 1.7%, 32.5%)

LAB

lab(68.42, 3.26, -1.17)

LCH

lch(68.42, 3.46, 340.26)

OKLCH

oklch(72.9%, 0.0098, 342.12)

HWB

hwb(325.7, 64.7%, 32.5%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#a5aca8

Analogous

#aca5ac

#aca5a9

#aca5a6

Triadic

#aca5a9

#a9aca5

#a5a9ac

Split-complementary

#aca5a9

#a6aca5

#a5acac

Tetradic

#aca5a9

#aca8a5

#a5aca8

#a5a9ac

Square

#aca5a9

#acaca5

#a5aca8

#a5a6ac

Shades

Color #aca5a9 mixed toward black.

#91888d

#756c71

#585155

#3a3639

#1d1b1c

Tints

Color #aca5a9 mixed toward white.

#bab4b7

#c8c3c6

#d6d2d4

#e3e1e2

#f1f0f1

Tones

Color #aca5a9 mixed toward gray.

#aba6a9

#aaa7a9

#a9a8a9

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.41:1

Aa Black text on this color

8.71:1

Black text reads better on this background (8.71:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#a9a9a8 · ΔE 5

Deuteranopia

#a9aaa8 · ΔE 6

Tritanopia

#aca7a7 · ΔE 2.5

Achromatopsia

#a7a7a7 · ΔE 4.5

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Code

CSS

background-color: #aca5a9;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#aca5a9]

Related colors

Deep Pink #ff1493

Medium Violet Red #c71585

Hot Pink #ff69b4

Lavender Blush #fff0f5

Pale Violet Red #db7093

Crimson #dc143c

Frequently asked questions

#aca5a9 (#aca5a9) is rgb(172, 165, 169) in RGB.

No, #aca5a9 is not one of the 216 web-safe colors — for that, every RGB channel would have to be a multiple of 51.

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