#aca5ab

Color #aca5ab

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light magenta.

Closest named color Dark Gray #a9a9a9 · ΔE 4.31 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-400 #a89ea9 · ΔE 3.3

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Conversions

HEX

#aca5ab

RGB

rgb(172, 165, 171)

HSL

hsl(308.6, 4%, 66.1%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(308.6, 4.1%, 67.5%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 4.1%, 0.6%, 32.5%)

LAB

lab(68.48, 3.63, -2.2)

LCH

lch(68.48, 4.24, 328.78)

OKLCH

oklch(73%, 0.0116, 330.13)

HWB

hwb(308.6, 64.7%, 32.5%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#a5aca6

Analogous

#aaa5ac

#aca5ab

#aca5a8

Triadic

#aca5ab

#abaca5

#a5abac

Split-complementary

#aca5ab

#a8aca5

#a5acaa

Tetradic

#aca5ab

#aca6a5

#a5aca6

#a5abac

Square

#aca5ab

#acaaa5

#a5aca6

#a5a8ac

Shades

Color #aca5ab mixed toward black.

#918890

#756c74

#585157

#3a363a

#1d1b1d

Tints

Color #aca5ab mixed toward white.

#bab4b9

#c8c3c7

#d6d2d5

#e3e1e3

#f1f0f1

Tones

Color #aca5ab mixed toward gray.

#aba6ab

#aba6aa

#aaa7aa

#aaa7a9

#a9a8a9

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.41:1

Aa Black text on this color

8.72:1

Black text reads better on this background (8.72:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#a9a9aa · ΔE 4.8

Deuteranopia

#a9aaa9 · ΔE 6.3

Tritanopia

#aca8a8 · ΔE 3.7

Achromatopsia

#a7a7a7 · ΔE 5.2

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Code

CSS

background-color: #aca5ab;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#aca5ab]

Related colors

Orchid #da70d6

Dark Magenta #8b008b

Fuchsia #ff00ff

Plum #dda0dd

Purple #800080

Thistle #d8bfd8

Frequently asked questions

#aca5ab (#aca5ab) is rgb(172, 165, 171) in RGB.

No, #aca5ab 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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