Recognised as Colour
#ABA9A9
- #ABA9A9
- Grey
- Dark
- Nearest: Dark grey
#ABA9A9 is a grey with RGB values 171, 169, 169 and HSL 0°, 1%, 67%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark grey.
Colour values
#ABA9A9#ABA9A9
HEX#ABA9A9
RGBrgb(171, 169, 169)
RGB (0–1)0.6706, 0.6627, 0.6627
RGB percentages67.1%, 66.3%, 66.3%
HSLhsl(0, 1.2%, 66.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(0, 1.2%, 67.1%)
CMYK0%, 1.2%, 1.2%, 32.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,250,089
CSS custom property--colour: #ABA9A9;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.39898WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness169.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.98:1
Contrast with white2.34:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.98:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A9A9A9
Inverted#545656
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.34:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.98:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familygrey
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#A9ABAB
Analogous#ABA9AA, #ABAAA9
Triadic#A9ABA9, #A9A9AB
Split complementary#A9ABAA, #A9AAAB
Tetradic#AAABA9, #A9ABAB, #AAA9AB
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R171
G169
B169
Red171 (67.1%)
Green169 (66.3%)
Blue169 (66.3%)
Hue0°
Saturation (HSL)1.18%
Lightness66.67%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR AB · G A9 · B A9
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