#aca6ab Color Information

#aca6ab Color Information
Details | Shades, Tints, and Tones | Variations | Color Coordinates | Color Schemes | HTML+CSS Examples | Coding & Programming | Color Blindness | Accessibility | Related Colors

The hexadecimal value (hex value) of this color is #aca6ab. In RGB, it consists of 67.5% Red, 65.1% Green, and 67.1% Blue. Likewise, in the CMYK color space, it consists of 0% Cyan, 3.5% Magenta, 0.6% Yellow, and 32.5% Black. On the color wheel, its Hue is found at 310.0°, with saturation of 3.5% and lightness of 66.3%. The decimal value for #aca6ab is 11314859, and its nearest "web safe" color is #999999. In the RGB color space, the strongest component for #aca6ab is red. In the CMYK color space, its strongest component is black. And in the RYB color space, its strongest component is red.
  • HexHex code for this color#aca6ab Copy
  • NameThe common name of this color(Unnamed) Copy
  • RGBRed, Green, Blue composition for this color172, 166, 171 Copy
  • RGB PercentPercent Red, Green, Blue composition for this color67.5%, 65.1%, 67.1% Copy
  • CMYCyan, Magenta, Yellow composition for this color0.325, 0.349, 0.329 Copy
  • CMYKCyan, Magenta, Yellow, Black composition for this color0, 0.035, 0.006, 0.325 Copy
  • HSLHue, Saturation, Lightness combination for this color310.0°, 3.5%, 66.3% Copy
  • HSV (or HSB)Hue, Saturation, Brightness combination for this color310.0°, 3.5%, 67.5% Copy
  • XYZCIE 1931 color space XYZ coordinates for this color38.000, 38.983, 44.050 Copy
  • RYBRed, Yellow, Blue composition for this color172, 166, 171 Copy
  • DecimalDecimal representation of this color's hex code11314859 Copy
  • CIE-LABCIELAB color space coordinates for this color68.739, 3.088, -1.817 Copy
  • CIE-LCHCIE-LCH color space coordinates for this color (chroma, hue, etc.)68.739, 3.583, 329.524 Copy
  • CIE-LUVCIE-LUV color space coordinates for this color68.739, 3.139, -3.192 Copy
  • Hunter LabHunter-Lab color space coordinates for this color62.437, -0.626, 1.876 Copy
  • xyYCIE xyY color space coordinates for this color0.314, 0.322, 38.983 Copy
  • AndroidValue of this color in Android development4289504939 / 0xffaca6ab Copy
  • Web SafeHex code of the nearest "web safe" version of this color#999999 Copy
Last Updated: March 27, 2024

Shades of #aca6ab

Shades are created by adding black to or removing lightness from a particular color. For #aca6ab, its pure hue is 310.0° on the color wheel and its saturation is 3.5%, and its lightness is 66.3%. As the amount of black is added to this hue and we reduce its lightness, the result is increasingly darker shades tints. The palette given below provides 9 different shades of #aca6ab, which — excluding black and our original color — range from #161515 to #979196.

Tints of #aca6ab

Tints are created by adding white or lightness to a particular color. For #aca6ab, its pure hue is 310.0° on the color wheel and its saturation is 3.5%, and its lightness is 66.3%. As the amount of white (lightness) is added to this hue, the result is increasingly lighter tints. The following palette gives 9 different tints of #aca6ab, which — excluding white and our original color — range from #b6b1b6 to #f5f4f5.

Tones of #aca6ab

Tones are the result of adding gray to a pure hue. In the case of #aca6ab, its pure hue is 310.0° on the color wheel and its saturation is 3.5%, so we increase this saturation to create more colorful tones, and decrease the saturation to create grayer tones. The palette shown below gives 9 different tones of #aca6ab, which range from #a9a9a9 (the grayest / 0% saturation) to #ff53e2 (the most colorful / 100% saturation).

Variations of #aca6ab

There are several ways to create color variations and premutations of #aca6ab! For #aca6ab, there are 6 variations of the color that can be created by swapping its Red, Green, and Blue color positions, of which 5 are different from our original color. Among these six variations, there are 6 unique colors including our original color, #aca6ab. Click on these colors to learn more about them, too!

Color Coordinates of #aca6ab

This color, #aca6ab, consists of 67.5% Red, 65.1% Green, and 67.1% Blue, resulting in color coordinates Red = 172, Green = 166, Blue = 171. Likewise, the CMYK color space composition for #aca6ab is 0% Cyan, 3.5% Magenta, 0.6% Yellow, and 32.5% Black. These values are shown in the following charts and tables.

R67.5%
C0.0%
G65.1%
M3.5%
B67.1%
Y0.6%
K32.5%
Color Base R (Red) G (Green) B (Blue)
Decimal 172 166 171
Octal 254 246 253
Hexa #ac #a6 #ab
Binary 10101100 10100110 10101011
Color Base C (Cyan) M (Magenta) Y (Yellow) Y (Black)
Decimal 0 3 0 32
Octal 0 3 0 40
Hexa #00 #03 #00 #20
Binary 00000000 00000011 00000000 00100000

Analogous Colors of #aca6ab

Analogous colors are located 30 degrees away from a color's hue on the color wheel. For #aca6ab — which has hue 310.0° — its analogous colors are located at 280.0° and 340.0° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #aca6ab.

Triadic Colors of #aca6ab

Triadic colors are located 120 degrees away from a color's hue on the color wheel, which means the original color and its triadic colors are equidistant from one another on the color wheel and form a triangle. For #aca6ab — which has hue 310.0° — its triadic colors are located at 70.0° and 310.0° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #aca6ab.

Complementary Color of #aca6ab

A complementary color is located opposite a color on the color wheel (180 degrees away). For #aca6ab — which has hue 310.0° — its complementary color is located at 130.0° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #aca6ab.

Split Complementary Colors of #aca6ab

Split complementary colors are the analogs of a color's complement, which places them 210 degrees away on the color wheel from an original color. For #aca6ab — which has hue 310.0° — its split complementary colors its split complementary colors are located at 100.0° and 310.0° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #aca6ab.

Tetradic Colors of #aca6ab

Tetradic colors are two sets of complementary colors on either side of a color wheel from each other, forming a rectangle on the color wheel. For #aca6ab — which has hue 310.0° — its tetradic colors are located at 220.0°, 310.0°, 40.0°, and 130.0° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #aca6ab.

Monochromatic Colors of #aca6ab

Monochromatic colors are colors that share a common hue but that have different saturations and lightness. For #aca6ab, we show 9 different monochromatic colors of it, ranging from #807c7f — (which has very low saturation and very low lightness) — to #d6d2d6 (which has a very high saturation and very high lightness).

HTML+CSS Examples & Previews of #aca6ab

We want to make getting started with #aca6ab on your website fast and easy! Below are 8 examples of how to integrate #aca6ab into a website using HTML+CSS. These examples include showing how #aca6ab can be used to color text, backgrounds, shadows, and borders, as well as how it can be used as a solid fill or gradient fill for rectangles. These examples principally make use of <span> and <div> tags, although the CSS shown in particular can be repurposed to make use of #aca6ab with other HTML elements.

#aca6ab Foreground / Text Color

The color of this text is #aca6ab.
<span style="color: #aca6ab;">The color of this text is #aca6ab.</span>

#aca6ab Background Color

The background color for this text is #aca6ab.
<div style="background-color: #aca6ab; width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">The background color for this text is #aca6ab.</div>

#aca6ab Text Shadow Color

This color for the shadow of this text is #aca6ab.
<span style="text-shadow: 3px 3px 3px #aca6ab;">This color for the shadow of this text is #aca6ab.</span>

#aca6ab Border Color

This is a div with border color #aca6ab.
<div style="border: #aca6ab 4px solid;width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a div with border color #aca6ab.</div>

#aca6ab Color Rectangle on a White Background

This is a rectangle of color #aca6ab on a white background.
<div style="background-color: #ffffff; padding: 60px; width:100%; height: 100%;"><div style="background-color: #aca6ab; width:100%; height:100%; padding: 10px; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a rectangle of color #aca6ab on a white background.</div></div>

#aca6ab Color Rectangle on a Black Background

This is a rectangle of color #aca6ab on a black background.
<div style="background-color: #000000; padding: 60px; width:100%; height: 100%;"><div style="background-color: #aca6ab; width:100%; height:100%; padding: 10px; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a rectangle of color #aca6ab on a black background.</div></div>

Gradient from #aca6ab to White

This is a gradient from #aca6ab to white.
<div style="background: -webkit-linear-gradient(left,#aca6ab,white); /* Firefox */ background: linear-gradient(to right,#aca6ab,white); /* Safari */ background: -o-linear-gradient(left,#aca6ab,white); /* Opera */ background: -moz-linear-gradient(left,#aca6ab,white); width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a gradient from #aca6ab to white.</div>

Gradient from #aca6ab to Black

This is a gradient from #aca6ab to black.
<div style="background: -webkit-linear-gradient(left,#aca6ab,black); /* Firefox */ background: linear-gradient(to right,#aca6ab,black); /* Safari */ background: -o-linear-gradient(left,#aca6ab,black); /* Opera */ background: -moz-linear-gradient(left,#aca6ab,black); color: #ffffff; width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a gradient from #aca6ab to black.</div>

Coding & Programming with #aca6ab

In addition to using #aca6ab on the web, we know you might want to use it in your mobile and desktop apps, too. Whatever your needs, the table below shows how to access #aca6ab in the language and environment of your choice. These code snippets are principally the hexadecimal representation of #aca6ab, or the RGB color coordinates for the same (Red = 172, Green = 166, Blue = 171). If you need details about the color coordinates of #aca6ab in other color spaces, refer to these details as provided toward the top of this page.

Language Environment Code Snippet
HTML + CSS (Hex Code) Web #aca6ab
HTML + CSS (RGB Code) Web rgb(172, 166, 171)
CSS Background Color Web .myclass { background-color: #aca6ab; }
CSS Foreground + Text Color Web .myclass { color: #aca6ab; }
CSS Border Color Web .myclass { border: 2px solid #aca6ab; }
Java (Multi-platform) new Color(172, 166, 171);
Python (Multi-platform) Color("#aca6ab")
Swift iOS UIColor(red:172, green:166, blue:171, alpha:1.0000)
Objective-C (iOS) iOS [UIColor colorWithRed:172 green:166 blue:171 alpha:1.0000];
OpenGL (Graphics) glColor3f(172f, 166f, 171f);
C# / .NET Windows Color.FromArgb(172, 166, 171);
 

#aca6ab Color Blindness

Not everyone can see #aca6ab the same way. For those with color blindness, #aca6ab might look very, very different. Here, we simulate eight examples of color blindness, and how #aca6ab looks next to each one of them. In all cases, #aca6ab is placed in a circle in the upper-left corner of each of the below boxes, with the color in the rest of those boxes signifying how #aca6ab looks for someone with that type of color blindness. Many people will perceive close similarities between the colors in these boxes and the colors in the circles — with some noticing particular similarities. We offer this insight so that as you make choices about colors to use for your purposes, you can make an informed decision about whether #aca6ab will be a good fit for everyone in your audience!

Trichromacy

Protanomaly
Affects 1 in 100 Men & 1 in 10,000 Women

Deuteranomaly
Affects 1 in 17 Men & 1 in 250 Women

Tritanomaly
Affects 1 in 10,000

Dichromacy

Protanopia
Affects 1 in 100, Mostly Men

Deuteranopia
Affects 1 in 100, Mostly Men

Tritanopia
Affects 1 in 100,000

Monochromacy

Achromatopsia
Affects 1 in 20,000

Achromatopsia
Affects 1 in 100,000

Accessibility

Not Accessibility Recommended

We analyzed whether #aca6ab is an accessible color when used as a text / foreground color against a white background. This analysis is based on the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) 2 Level issued by W3C. Based on this analysis, we calculate a contrast ratio against white of approximately 2.4:1 against white. Under both the AA and AAA level standards, this is not a high enough ratio to be considered accessible for either normal size or large text.

WCAG AA
Normal Size Text

WCAG AA
Large Size Text

WCAG AAA
Normal Size Text

WCAG AAA
Large Size Text