Colour
#ABACBA
- #ABACBA
- Blue
- Dark
- Nearest: Dark grey
#ABACBA is a blue with RGB values 171, 172, 186 and HSL 236°, 10%, 70%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark grey.
Colour values
#ABACBA#ABACBA
HEX#ABACBA
RGBrgb(171, 172, 186)
RGB (0–1)0.6706, 0.6745, 0.7294
RGB percentages67.1%, 67.5%, 72.9%
HSLhsl(236, 9.8%, 70%)
HSV / HSBhsv(236, 8.1%, 72.9%)
CMYK8.1%, 7.5%, 0%, 27.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,250,874
CSS custom property--colour: #ABACBA;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.41708WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness173.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.34:1
Contrast with white2.25:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.34:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#ADADAD
Inverted#545345
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.25:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9.34:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#BAB9AB
Analogous#ABB4BA, #B1ABBA
Triadic#BAABAC, #ACBAAB
Split complementary#BAB1AB, #B4BAAB
Tetradic#BAABB4, #BAB9AB, #ABBAB1
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R171
G172
B186
Red171 (67.1%)
Green172 (67.5%)
Blue186 (72.9%)
Hue236°
Saturation (HSL)9.8%
Lightness70%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR AB · G AC · B BA
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