#acabaf

Color #acabaf

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light blue.

Closest named color Dark Gray #a9a9a9 · ΔE 2.4 Nearest Tailwind class neutral-400 #a1a1a1 · ΔE 3.9

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Conversions

HEX

#acabaf

RGB

rgb(172, 171, 175)

HSL

hsl(255, 2.4%, 67.8%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(255, 2.3%, 68.6%)

CMYK

cmyk(1.7%, 2.3%, 0%, 31.4%)

LAB

lab(70.17, 1.11, -1.92)

LCH

lch(70.17, 2.22, 300.03)

OKLCH

oklch(74.3%, 0.0058, 297.9)

HWB

hwb(255, 67.1%, 31.4%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#aeafab

Analogous

#abacaf

#acabaf

#aeabaf

Triadic

#acabaf

#afacab

#abafac

Split-complementary

#acabaf

#afaeab

#acafab

Tetradic

#acabaf

#afabae

#aeafab

#abafac

Square

#acabaf

#afabac

#aeafab

#abafae

Shades

Color #acabaf mixed toward black.

#8f8d93

#727076

#555459

#39383b

#1c1c1e

Tints

Color #acabaf mixed toward white.

#bab9bc

#c8c7ca

#d5d5d7

#e3e3e4

#f1f1f2

Tones

Color #acabaf mixed toward gray.

#acabaf

#acacae

#adacae

#adadad

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.28:1

Aa Black text on this color

9.2:1

Black text reads better on this background (9.2:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#acacae · ΔE 1.3

Deuteranopia

#acacae · ΔE 1.3

Tritanopia

#acadad · ΔE 2.7

Achromatopsia

#acacac · ΔE 2.4

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #acabaf;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#acabaf]

Related colors

Medium Purple #9370db

Dark Slate Blue #483d8b

Medium Slate Blue #7b68ee

Slate Blue #6a5acd

Navy #000080

Lavender #e6e6fa

Frequently asked questions

#acabaf (#acabaf) is rgb(172, 171, 175) in RGB.

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

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