Recognised as Colour
#AB9EA2
- #AB9EA2
- Grey
- Dark
- Nearest: Dark grey
#AB9EA2 is a grey with RGB values 171, 158, 162 and HSL 342°, 7%, 65%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark grey.
Colour values
#AB9EA2#AB9EA2
HEX#AB9EA2
RGBrgb(171, 158, 162)
RGB (0–1)0.6706, 0.6196, 0.6353
RGB percentages67.1%, 62%, 63.5%
HSLhsl(341.5, 7.2%, 64.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(341.5, 7.6%, 67.1%)
CMYK0%, 7.6%, 5.3%, 32.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,247,266
CSS custom property--colour: #AB9EA2;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.3572WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness162.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.14:1
Contrast with white2.58:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.14:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A1A1A1
Inverted#54615D
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.58:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.14:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familygrey
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#9EABA7
Analogous#AB9EA9, #ABA19E
Triadic#A2AB9E, #9EA2AB
Split complementary#9EABA1, #9EA9AB
Tetradic#A9AB9E, #9EABA7, #A19EAB
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R171
G158
B162
Red171 (67.1%)
Green158 (62%)
Blue162 (63.5%)
Hue341.54°
Saturation (HSL)7.18%
Lightness64.51%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR AB · G 9E · B A2
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