Recognised as Colour
#ABA69E
- #ABA69E
- Grey
- Dark
- Nearest: Dark grey
#ABA69E is a grey with RGB values 171, 166, 158 and HSL 37°, 7%, 65%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark grey.
Colour values
#ABA69E#ABA69E
HEX#ABA69E
RGBrgb(171, 166, 158)
RGB (0–1)0.6706, 0.651, 0.6196
RGB percentages67.1%, 65.1%, 62%
HSLhsl(36.9, 7.2%, 64.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(36.9, 7.6%, 67.1%)
CMYK0%, 2.9%, 7.6%, 32.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,249,310
CSS custom property--colour: #ABA69E;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.38399WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness166.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.68:1
Contrast with white2.42:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.68:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A6A6A6
Inverted#545961
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.42:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.68:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familygrey
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#9EA3AB
Analogous#ABA09E, #AAAB9E
Triadic#9EABA6, #A69EAB
Split complementary#9EAAAB, #A09EAB
Tetradic#9EABA0, #9EA3AB, #AB9EAA
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R171
G166
B158
Red171 (67.1%)
Green166 (65.1%)
Blue158 (62%)
Hue36.92°
Saturation (HSL)7.18%
Lightness64.51%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR AB · G A6 · B 9E
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