Colour
#ABAEAD
- #ABAEAD
- Grey
- Dark
- Nearest: Dark grey
#ABAEAD is a grey with RGB values 171, 174, 173 and HSL 160°, 2%, 68%. 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
#ABAEAD#ABAEAD
HEX#ABAEAD
RGBrgb(171, 174, 173)
RGB (0–1)0.6706, 0.6824, 0.6784
RGB percentages67.1%, 68.2%, 67.8%
HSLhsl(160, 1.8%, 67.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(160, 1.7%, 68.2%)
CMYK1.7%, 0%, 0.6%, 31.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,251,373
CSS custom property--colour: #ABAEAD;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.41947WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness173 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.39:1
Contrast with white2.24:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.39:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#ADADAD
Inverted#545152
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.24:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9.39:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familygrey
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#AEABAC
Analogous#ABAEAC, #ABAEAE
Triadic#ADABAE, #AEADAB
Split complementary#AEABAE, #AEACAB
Tetradic#ACABAE, #AEABAC, #AEAEAB
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R171
G174
B173
Red171 (67.1%)
Green174 (68.2%)
Blue173 (67.8%)
Hue160°
Saturation (HSL)1.82%
Lightness67.65%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR AB · G AE · B AD
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