Recognised as Colour
#ABAEA0
- #ABAEA0
- Grey
- Dark
- Nearest: Dark grey
#ABAEA0 is a grey with RGB values 171, 174, 160 and HSL 73°, 8%, 65%. 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
#ABAEA0#ABAEA0
HEX#ABAEA0
RGBrgb(171, 174, 160)
RGB (0–1)0.6706, 0.6824, 0.6275
RGB percentages67.1%, 68.2%, 62.7%
HSLhsl(72.9, 8%, 65.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(72.9, 8%, 68.2%)
CMYK1.7%, 0%, 8%, 31.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,251,360
CSS custom property--colour: #ABAEA0;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.41468WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness171.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.29:1
Contrast with white2.26:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.29:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#ACACAC
Inverted#54515F
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.26:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9.29:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familygrey
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#A3A0AE
Analogous#AEAAA0, #A4AEA0
Triadic#A0ABAE, #AEA0AB
Split complementary#A0A4AE, #AAA0AE
Tetradic#A0AEAA, #A3A0AE, #AEA0A4
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R171
G174
B160
Red171 (67.1%)
Green174 (68.2%)
Blue160 (62.7%)
Hue72.86°
Saturation (HSL)7.95%
Lightness65.49%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR AB · G AE · B A0
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