#ACA8AE

#ACA8AE

Color Values

HEX

#ACA8AE

RGB

172, 168, 174

HSL

280.0, 3.6%, 67.1%

HSV

280.0, 3.4%, 68.2%

CMYK

1.1%, 3.4%, 0.0%, 31.8%

OKLCH

0.7367 0.0096 314.8

Properties

Cool Light Nearest: darkgrey

Color Harmonies

Complementary

#ACA8AE

#AAAEA8

Analogous

#A9A8AE

#AEA8AD

#ACA8AE

Triadic

#ACA8AE

#AEACA8

#A8AEAC

Split Complementary

#ACA8AE

#ADAEA8

#A8AEA9

Tetradic

#ACA8AE

#AEA9A8

#AAAEA8

#A8ADAE

Color Blindness Simulation

Original

#ACA8AE

Protanopia

#AAAAAD

Deuteranopia

#AAABAC

Tritanopia

#ACABAB

Achromatopsia

#A9A9A9

CSS Usage

background-color: #ACA8AE;
color: #ACA8AE;
border-color: #ACA8AE;
Nearest Tailwind: Zinc 400 #A1A1AA

Tailwind Shades

50
#F7F7F8
100
#EDEDEE
200
#DCDADD
300
#C3C0C4
400
#A29DA4
500
#817B84
600
#67626A
700
#534F55
800
#413D42
900
#312F32
950
#1F1E20

Contrast Checker

Text on white

2.34:1

AA Fail AAA Fail

Text on black

8.97:1

AA Pass AAA Pass

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