#aca6ad

Color #aca6ad

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light magenta.

Closest named color Dark Gray #a9a9a9 · ΔE 4.5 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-400 #a89ea9 · ΔE 3.4

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Conversions

HEX

#aca6ad

RGB

rgb(172, 166, 173)

HSL

hsl(291.4, 4.1%, 66.5%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(291.4, 4%, 67.8%)

CMYK

cmyk(0.6%, 4%, 0%, 32.2%)

LAB

lab(68.79, 3.46, -2.84)

LCH

lch(68.79, 4.48, 320.62)

OKLCH

oklch(73.2%, 0.012, 321.41)

HWB

hwb(291.4, 65.1%, 32.2%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#a7ada6

Analogous

#a9a6ad

#aca6ad

#ada6ab

Triadic

#aca6ad

#adaca6

#a6adac

Split-complementary

#aca6ad

#abada6

#a6ada9

Tetradic

#aca6ad

#ada6a7

#a7ada6

#a6adac

Square

#aca6ad

#ada9a6

#a7ada6

#a6abad

Shades

Color #aca6ad mixed toward black.

#918992

#746c76

#575158

#3a363b

#1d1b1d

Tints

Color #aca6ad mixed toward white.

#bab5bb

#c8c4c8

#d6d3d6

#e3e1e4

#f1f0f1

Tones

Color #aca6ad mixed toward gray.

#aca7ac

#aba7ac

#aba8ab

#aaa8ab

#aaa9aa

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.38:1

Aa Black text on this color

8.81:1

Black text reads better on this background (8.81:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#a9a9ab · ΔE 4.3

Deuteranopia

#aaaaab · ΔE 4.8

Tritanopia

#acaaaa · ΔE 4.6

Achromatopsia

#a8a8a8 · ΔE 5.2

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Code

CSS

background-color: #aca6ad;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#aca6ad]

Related colors

Medium Orchid #ba55d3

Dark Magenta #8b008b

Fuchsia #ff00ff

Plum #dda0dd

Purple #800080

Thistle #d8bfd8

Frequently asked questions

#aca6ad (#aca6ad) is rgb(172, 166, 173) in RGB.

No, #aca6ad is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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