Colour
#ABA8A6
- #ABA8A6
- Grey
- Dark
- Nearest: Dark grey
#ABA8A6 is a grey with RGB values 171, 168, 166 and HSL 24°, 3%, 66%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark grey.
Colour values
#ABA8A6#ABA8A6
HEX#ABA8A6
RGBrgb(171, 168, 166)
RGB (0–1)0.6706, 0.6588, 0.651
RGB percentages67.1%, 65.9%, 65.1%
HSLhsl(24, 2.9%, 66.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(24, 2.9%, 67.1%)
CMYK0%, 1.8%, 2.9%, 32.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,249,830
CSS custom property--colour: #ABA8A6;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.39416WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness168.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.88:1
Contrast with white2.36:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.88:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A8A8A8
Inverted#545759
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.36:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.88:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familygrey
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#A6A9AB
Analogous#ABA6A7, #ABABA6
Triadic#A6ABA8, #A8A6AB
Split complementary#A6ABAB, #A6A7AB
Tetradic#A7ABA6, #A6A9AB, #ABA6AB
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R171
G168
B166
Red171 (67.1%)
Green168 (65.9%)
Blue166 (65.1%)
Hue24°
Saturation (HSL)2.89%
Lightness66.08%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR AB · G A8 · B A6
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