Recognised as Colour
#ABA3A9
- #ABA3A9
- Grey
- Dark
- Nearest: Dark grey
#ABA3A9 is a grey with RGB values 171, 163, 169 and HSL 315°, 5%, 65%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark grey.
Colour values
#ABA3A9#ABA3A9
HEX#ABA3A9
RGBrgb(171, 163, 169)
RGB (0–1)0.6706, 0.6392, 0.6627
RGB percentages67.1%, 63.9%, 66.3%
HSLhsl(315, 4.5%, 65.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(315, 4.7%, 67.1%)
CMYK0%, 4.7%, 1.2%, 32.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,248,553
CSS custom property--colour: #ABA3A9;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.37717WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness166.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.54:1
Contrast with white2.46:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.54:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A5A5A5
Inverted#545C56
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.46:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.54:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familygrey
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#A3ABA5
Analogous#A9A3AB, #ABA3A5
Triadic#A9ABA3, #A3A9AB
Split complementary#A5ABA3, #A3ABA9
Tetradic#ABA9A3, #A3ABA5, #A3A5AB
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R171
G163
B169
Red171 (67.1%)
Green163 (63.9%)
Blue169 (66.3%)
Hue315°
Saturation (HSL)4.55%
Lightness65.49%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR AB · G A3 · B A9
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