Recognised as Colour
#ABA8A7
- #ABA8A7
- Grey
- Dark
- Nearest: Dark grey
#ABA8A7 is a grey with RGB values 171, 168, 167 and HSL 15°, 2%, 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
#ABA8A7#ABA8A7
HEX#ABA8A7
RGBrgb(171, 168, 167)
RGB (0–1)0.6706, 0.6588, 0.6549
RGB percentages67.1%, 65.9%, 65.5%
HSLhsl(15, 2.3%, 66.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(15, 2.3%, 67.1%)
CMYK0%, 1.8%, 2.3%, 32.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,249,831
CSS custom property--colour: #ABA8A7;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.39453WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness168.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.89:1
Contrast with white2.36:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.89:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A9A9A9
Inverted#545758
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 text8.89:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familygrey
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#A7AAAB
Analogous#ABA7A8, #ABAAA7
Triadic#A7ABA8, #A8A7AB
Split complementary#A7ABAA, #A7A8AB
Tetradic#A8ABA7, #A7AAAB, #AAA7AB
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R171
G168
B167
Red171 (67.1%)
Green168 (65.9%)
Blue167 (65.5%)
Hue15°
Saturation (HSL)2.33%
Lightness66.27%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR AB · G A8 · B A7
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