Recognised as Colour

#AB9EAA

#AB9EAA
Grey
Dark
Nearest: Dark grey

#AB9EAA is a grey with RGB values 171, 158, 170 and HSL 305°, 7%, 65%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark grey.

Colour values

#AB9EAA#AB9EAA

HEX#AB9EAA

RGBrgb(171, 158, 170)

RGB (0–1)0.6706, 0.6196, 0.6667

RGB percentages67.1%, 62%, 66.7%

HSLhsl(304.6, 7.2%, 64.5%)

HSV / HSBhsv(304.6, 7.6%, 67.1%)

CMYK0%, 7.6%, 0.6%, 32.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer11,247,274

CSS custom property--colour: #AB9EAA;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.36014WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness163.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.2:1

Contrast with white2.56:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black8.2:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#A2A2A2

Inverted#546155

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#9EA1ABno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 6.1 from the original

Deuteranopia#A0A2A9no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 6.3 from the original

Tritanopia#AC9FA2no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 5 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text2.56:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text8.2:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dark grey · ΔE 8.7 Silver · ΔE 13.9 Rosy brown · ΔE 15.3 Gray · ΔE 15.4 Light slate grey · ΔE 15.5 Thistle · ΔE 15.7

Nearest named CSS colourDark grey (#A9A9A9)ΔE 8.72, clearly different but related

Hue familygrey

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#9EAB9F

Analogous#A59EAB, #AB9EA4

Triadic#AAAB9E, #9EAAAB

Split complementary#A4AB9E, #9EABA5

Tetradic#ABA59E, #9EAB9F, #9EA4AB

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#F2F0F2

Lighter +20%#DAD5DA

Lighter +10%#C3B9C2

Darker −10%#938392

Darker −20%#7A6978

Darker −30%#5E525D

Darker −40%#433A42

More saturated +25%#C287BD

Less saturated −25%#A4A4A4

Channel breakdown

R171

G158

B170

Red171 (67.1%)

Green158 (62%)

Blue170 (66.7%)

Hue304.62°

Saturation (HSL)7.18%

Lightness64.51%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR AB · G 9E · B AA

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Colour values

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Colour harmonies

Tints, shades & saturation

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