#AC9EAA#AC9EAA
#AC9EAA is a light, muted grey. Relative luminance 0.361; OKLCH L 71.5% C 0.023 H 330.4°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.23:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #AC9EAA |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(172, 158, 170) |
| HSL | hsl(309, 8%, 65%) |
| HSV | hsv(309, 8%, 67%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 8.1%, 1.2%, 32.5%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(66.62, 7.31, -4.37) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(66.62, 8.52, 329.09°) |
| OKLab | oklab(71.5% 0.0204 -0.0116) |
| OKLCH | oklch(71.5% 0.023 330.4) |
| XYZ | xyz(36.4948, 36.1270, 43.0731) |
| Luminance | 0.3613 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | neutral |
| Family | grey |
Closest named colors
Pinkish Grey
#C8ACA9
ΔE00 9.20
Dark Gray
#A9A9A9
ΔE00 9.55
Light Mauve
#C292A1
ΔE00 10.46
Dove Gray
#B6B8BD
ΔE00 10.67
Purpley Grey
#947E94
ΔE00 10.96
Lilac
#C8A2C8
ΔE00 11.14
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#AC9EAA #9EACA0
analogous
#A79EAC #AC9EAA #AC9EA3
triadic
#AC9EAA #AAAC9E #9EAAAC
tetradic
#AC9EAA #ACA79E #9EACA0 #9EA3AC
square
#AC9EAA #ACA79E #9EACA0 #9EA3AC
split-complementary
#AC9EAA #A3AC9E #9EACA7
monochromatic
#70606E #907D8D #AC9EAA #C8BFC7 #E4E0E4
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.55
#AC9EAA on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.23
#AC9EAA on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #AC9EAA
8.23:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##AC9EAA | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##AC9EAA | 1.00 | 2.55 | 8.23 | 8.23 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.55 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 8.23 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 8.23 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#9EA1AB
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#A1A3A9
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#AD9FA2
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A2A2A2
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #ac9eaa; /* rgb */ color: rgb(172, 158, 170); /* oklch */ color: oklch(71.5% 0.023 330.4);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#c4bac3',
500: '#ac9eaa',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #ac9eaa; $custom-light: #c4bac3; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#ac9eaa",
"rgb": {
"r": 172,
"g": 158,
"b": 170
},
"hsl": {
"h": 308.571,
"s": 7.778,
"l": 64.706
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.71498,
"c": 0.02344,
"h": 330.4
},
"luminance": 0.36127
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#AC9EAA
secondary
#D0D5D1
accent
#925D54
background
#FCFBFB
surface
#F8F6F7
border
#D1D0D0
text
#121112
muted
#818081