#acafb4

Color #acafb4

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light blue.

Closest named color Dark Gray #a9a9a9 · ΔE 3.62 Nearest Tailwind class neutral-400 #a1a1a1 · ΔE 4.9

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Conversions

HEX

#acafb4

RGB

rgb(172, 175, 180)

HSL

hsl(217.5, 5.1%, 69%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(217.5, 4.4%, 70.6%)

CMYK

cmyk(4.4%, 2.8%, 0%, 29.4%)

LAB

lab(71.37, -0.09, -2.92)

LCH

lch(71.37, 2.92, 268.23)

OKLCH

oklch(75.3%, 0.0079, 260.54)

HWB

hwb(217.5, 67.5%, 29.4%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#b4b1ac

Analogous

#acb3b4

#acafb4

#adacb4

Triadic

#acafb4

#b4acaf

#afb4ac

Split-complementary

#acafb4

#b4adac

#b3b4ac

Tetradic

#acafb4

#b1acb4

#b4b1ac

#afb4ac

Square

#acafb4

#b4acb3

#b4b1ac

#acb4ad

Shades

Color #acafb4 mixed toward black.

#8d9198

#6f747b

#53575c

#383a3e

#1c1d1f

Tints

Color #acafb4 mixed toward white.

#babcc0

#c8cacd

#d5d7d9

#e3e4e6

#f1f2f2

Tones

Color #acafb4 mixed toward gray.

#adafb3

#aeafb2

#afb0b1

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.2:1

Aa Black text on this color

9.55:1

Black text reads better on this background (9.55:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#adadb3 · ΔE 1.8

Deuteranopia

#adadb3 · ΔE 1.8

Tritanopia

#acb2b2 · ΔE 3.5

Achromatopsia

#afafaf · ΔE 2.7

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Code

CSS

background-color: #acafb4;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#acafb4]

Related colors

Cornflower Blue #6495ed

Light Steel Blue #b0c4de

Royal Blue #4169e1

Light Slate Gray #778899

Slate Gray #708090

Dodger Blue #1e90ff

Frequently asked questions

#acafb4 (#acafb4) is rgb(172, 175, 180) in RGB.

No, #acafb4 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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