#acaab1

Color #acaab1

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light blue.

Closest named color Dark Gray #a9a9a9 · ΔE 3.98 Nearest Tailwind class zinc-400 #9f9fa9 · ΔE 3.7

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Conversions

HEX

#acaab1

RGB

rgb(172, 170, 177)

HSL

hsl(257.1, 4.3%, 68%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(257.1, 4%, 69.4%)

CMYK

cmyk(2.8%, 4%, 0%, 30.6%)

LAB

lab(69.96, 2.04, -3.34)

LCH

lch(69.96, 3.91, 301.42)

OKLCH

oklch(74.2%, 0.0102, 299.33)

HWB

hwb(257.1, 66.7%, 30.6%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#afb1aa

Analogous

#aaabb1

#acaab1

#afaab1

Triadic

#acaab1

#b1acaa

#aab1ac

Split-complementary

#acaab1

#b1afaa

#abb1aa

Tetradic

#acaab1

#b1aaaf

#afb1aa

#aab1ac

Square

#acaab1

#b1aaab

#afb1aa

#aab1af

Shades

Color #acaab1 mixed toward black.

#8e8c95

#716f79

#55535a

#39373c

#1c1c1e

Tints

Color #acaab1 mixed toward white.

#bab8be

#c8c6cb

#d5d4d8

#e3e3e5

#f1f1f2

Tones

Color #acaab1 mixed toward gray.

#acaab0

#acabb0

#adacaf

#adadae

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.3:1

Aa Black text on this color

9.14:1

Black text reads better on this background (9.14:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#ababaf · ΔE 2

Deuteranopia

#ababaf · ΔE 2

Tritanopia

#acaeae · ΔE 4.8

Achromatopsia

#ababab · ΔE 4.1

Left half is the original, right half is the simulated appearance. See all 8 vision types →

Code

CSS

background-color: #acaab1;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#acaab1]

Related colors

Medium Purple #9370db

Dark Slate Blue #483d8b

Medium Slate Blue #7b68ee

Slate Blue #6a5acd

Rebecca Purple #663399

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Frequently asked questions

#acaab1 (#acaab1) is rgb(172, 170, 177) in RGB.

No, #acaab1 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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