#acaba9

Color #acaba9

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light orange.

Closest named color Dark Gray #a9a9a9 · ΔE 1.38 Nearest Tailwind class neutral-400 #a1a1a1 · ΔE 3.2

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Conversions

HEX

#acaba9

RGB

rgb(172, 171, 169)

HSL

hsl(40, 1.8%, 66.9%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(40, 1.7%, 67.5%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 0.6%, 1.7%, 32.5%)

LAB

lab(70.01, -0.02, 1.15)

LCH

lch(70.01, 1.15, 91)

OKLCH

oklch(74.1%, 0.0031, 84.47)

HWB

hwb(40, 66.3%, 32.5%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#a9aaac

Analogous

#acaaa9

#acaba9

#acaca9

Triadic

#acaba9

#a9acab

#aba9ac

Split-complementary

#acaba9

#a9acac

#aaa9ac

Tetradic

#acaba9

#aaaca9

#a9aaac

#aba9ac

Square

#acaba9

#a9acaa

#a9aaac

#aca9ac

Shades

Color #acaba9 mixed toward black.

#908f8c

#747270

#575654

#3a3938

#1d1d1c

Tints

Color #acaba9 mixed toward white.

#bab9b7

#c8c7c6

#d6d5d4

#e3e3e2

#f1f1f1

Tones

Color #acaba9 mixed toward gray.

#acaba9

#acabaa

#ababaa

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.29:1

Aa Black text on this color

9.15:1

Black text reads better on this background (9.15:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#acaca9 · ΔE 0.9

Deuteranopia

#acacaa · ΔE 0.6

Tritanopia

#acaaaa · ΔE 1.4

Achromatopsia

#ababab · ΔE 1.1

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Code

CSS

background-color: #acaba9;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#acaba9]

Related colors

Floral White #fffaf0

Old Lace #fdf5e6

Wheat #f5deb3

Orange #ffa500

Moccasin #ffe4b5

Dark Goldenrod #b8860b

Frequently asked questions

#acaba9 (#acaba9) is rgb(172, 171, 169) in RGB.

No, #acaba9 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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