Colour
#ABACBB
- #ABACBB
- Blue
- Dark
- Nearest: Dark grey
#ABACBB is a blue with RGB values 171, 172, 187 and HSL 236°, 11%, 70%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark grey.
Colour values
#ABACBB#ABACBB
HEX#ABACBB
RGBrgb(171, 172, 187)
RGB (0–1)0.6706, 0.6745, 0.7333
RGB percentages67.1%, 67.5%, 73.3%
HSLhsl(236.2, 10.5%, 70.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(236.2, 8.6%, 73.3%)
CMYK8.6%, 8%, 0%, 26.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,250,875
CSS custom property--colour: #ABACBB;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.41751WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness173.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.35:1
Contrast with white2.25:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.35:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#ADADAD
Inverted#545344
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 text9.35:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#BBBAAB
Analogous#ABB4BB, #B2ABBB
Triadic#BBABAC, #ACBBAB
Split complementary#BBB2AB, #B4BBAB
Tetradic#BBABB4, #BBBAAB, #ABBBB2
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R171
G172
B187
Red171 (67.1%)
Green172 (67.5%)
Blue187 (73.3%)
Hue236.25°
Saturation (HSL)10.53%
Lightness70.2%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR AB · G AC · B BB
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