#acab97

Color #acab97

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light yellow.

Closest named color Dark Gray #a9a9a9 · ΔE 10.92 Nearest Tailwind class olive-400 #abab9c · ΔE 1.9

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Conversions

HEX

#acab97

RGB

rgb(172, 171, 151)

HSL

hsl(57.1, 11.2%, 63.3%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(57.1, 12.2%, 67.5%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 0.6%, 12.2%, 32.5%)

LAB

lab(69.56, -3.19, 10.44)

LCH

lch(69.56, 10.92, 106.99)

OKLCH

oklch(73.7%, 0.028, 104.68)

HWB

hwb(57.1, 59.2%, 32.5%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#9798ac

Analogous

#aca097

#acab97

#a2ac97

Triadic

#acab97

#97acab

#ab97ac

Split-complementary

#acab97

#97a2ac

#a097ac

Tetradic

#acab97

#98ac97

#9798ac

#ab97ac

Square

#acab97

#97aca0

#9798ac

#ac97a2

Shades

Color #acab97 mixed toward black.

#949379

#787660

#5a5948

#3c3b30

#1e1e18

Tints

Color #acab97 mixed toward white.

#bab9a8

#c8c7ba

#d5d5cb

#e3e3dc

#f1f1ee

Tones

Color #acab97 mixed toward gray.

#aaa999

#a8a89a

#a7a69c

#a5a59e

#a3a3a0

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.33:1

Aa Black text on this color

9.03:1

Black text reads better on this background (9.03:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#acac9c · ΔE 1.6

Deuteranopia

#acac9d · ΔE 2

Tritanopia

#aca0a1 · ΔE 13.6

Achromatopsia

#aaaaaa · ΔE 9.1

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #acab97;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#acab97]

Related colors

Dark Khaki #bdb76b

Pale Goldenrod #eee8aa

Ivory #fffff0

Beige #f5f5dc

Light Goldenrod Yellow #fafad2

Light Yellow #ffffe0

Frequently asked questions

#acab97 (#acab97) is rgb(172, 171, 151) in RGB.

No, #acab97 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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