Recognised as Colour
#ABABB8
- #ABABB8
- Blue
- Dark
- Nearest: Dark grey
#ABABB8 is a blue with RGB values 171, 171, 184 and HSL 240°, 8%, 70%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark grey.
Colour values
#ABABB8#ABABB8
HEX#ABABB8
RGBrgb(171, 171, 184)
RGB (0–1)0.6706, 0.6706, 0.7216
RGB percentages67.1%, 67.1%, 72.2%
HSLhsl(240, 8.4%, 69.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(240, 7.1%, 72.2%)
CMYK7.1%, 7.1%, 0%, 27.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,250,616
CSS custom property--colour: #ABABB8;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.41244WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness172.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.25:1
Contrast with white2.27:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.25:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#ACACAC
Inverted#545447
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.27:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9.25:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#B8B8AB
Analogous#ABB2B8, #B2ABB8
Triadic#B8ABAB, #ABB8AB
Split complementary#B8B2AB, #B2B8AB
Tetradic#B8ABB2, #B8B8AB, #ABB8B2
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R171
G171
B184
Red171 (67.1%)
Green171 (67.1%)
Blue184 (72.2%)
Hue240°
Saturation (HSL)8.39%
Lightness69.61%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR AB · G AB · B B8
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