Recognised as Colour
#ABABA0
- #ABABA0
- Grey
- Dark
- Nearest: Dark grey
#ABABA0 is a grey with RGB values 171, 171, 160 and HSL 60°, 6%, 65%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark grey.
Colour values
#ABABA0#ABABA0
HEX#ABABA0
RGBrgb(171, 171, 160)
RGB (0–1)0.6706, 0.6706, 0.6275
RGB percentages67.1%, 67.1%, 62.7%
HSLhsl(60, 6.1%, 64.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(60, 6.4%, 67.1%)
CMYK0%, 0%, 6.4%, 32.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,250,592
CSS custom property--colour: #ABABA0;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.40322WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness169.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.06:1
Contrast with white2.32:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.06:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#AAAAAA
Inverted#54545F
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.32:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9.06:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familygrey
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#A0A0AB
Analogous#ABA5A0, #A5ABA0
Triadic#A0ABAB, #ABA0AB
Split complementary#A0A5AB, #A5A0AB
Tetradic#A0ABA5, #A0A0AB, #ABA0A5
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R171
G171
B160
Red171 (67.1%)
Green171 (67.1%)
Blue160 (62.7%)
Hue60°
Saturation (HSL)6.15%
Lightness64.9%
Dominant channelRed and Green
Hex per channelR AB · G AB · B A0
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