Recognised as Colour
#ABACAD
- #ABACAD
- Grey
- Dark
- Nearest: Dark grey
#ABACAD is a grey with RGB values 171, 172, 173 and HSL 210°, 1%, 67%. 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
#ABACAD#ABACAD
HEX#ABACAD
RGBrgb(171, 172, 173)
RGB (0–1)0.6706, 0.6745, 0.6784
RGB percentages67.1%, 67.5%, 67.8%
HSLhsl(210, 1.2%, 67.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(210, 1.2%, 67.8%)
CMYK1.2%, 0.6%, 0%, 32.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,250,861
CSS custom property--colour: #ABACAD;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.4118WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness171.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.24:1
Contrast with white2.27:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.24:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#ACACAC
Inverted#545352
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 text9.24:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familygrey
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#ADACAB
Analogous#ABADAD, #ABABAD
Triadic#ADABAC, #ACADAB
Split complementary#ADABAB, #ADADAB
Tetradic#ADABAD, #ADACAB, #ABADAB
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R171
G172
B173
Red171 (67.1%)
Green172 (67.5%)
Blue173 (67.8%)
Hue210°
Saturation (HSL)1.2%
Lightness67.45%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR AB · G AC · B AD
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