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Colour

#ABACAE

  • #ABACAE
  • Grey
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark grey

#ABACAE is a grey with RGB values 171, 172, 174 and HSL 220°, 2%, 68%. 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

#ABACAE#ABACAE
HEX#ABACAE
RGBrgb(171, 172, 174)
RGB (0–1)0.6706, 0.6745, 0.6824
RGB percentages67.1%, 67.5%, 68.2%
HSLhsl(220, 1.8%, 67.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(220, 1.7%, 68.2%)
CMYK1.7%, 1.1%, 0%, 31.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,250,862
CSS custom property--colour: #ABACAE;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.41219WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness171.9 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#545351

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#ABACAEno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 0 from the original
Deuteranopia#ABACAEno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 0 from the original
Tritanopia#AAACADno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 0.7 from the original
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

Dark grey · ΔE 1.6Silver · ΔE 7.5Light grey · ΔE 14.3Light steelblue · ΔE 16.3Gray · ΔE 16.8Gainsboro · ΔE 17.5
Nearest named CSS colourDark grey (#A9A9A9)ΔE 1.58, below the just-noticeable difference
Hue familygrey
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#AEADAB
Analogous#ABAEAE, #ACABAE
Triadic#AEABAC, #ACAEAB
Split complementary#AEACAB, #AEAEAB
Tetradic#AEABAE, #AEADAB, #ABAEAC

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#F9F9F9
Lighter +20%#DFDFE0
Lighter +10%#C5C6C7
Darker −10%#919295
Darker −20%#77797C
Darker −30%#5E5F62
Darker −40%#454648
More saturated +25%#96A5C3
Less saturated −25%#ADADAD

Channel breakdown

R171
G172
B174
Red171 (67.1%)
Green172 (67.5%)
Blue174 (68.2%)
Hue220°
Saturation (HSL)1.82%
Lightness67.65%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR AB · G AC · B AE

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