Colour
#ABAFA9
- #ABAFA9
- Grey
- Dark
- Nearest: Dark grey
#ABAFA9 is a grey with RGB values 171, 175, 169 and HSL 100°, 4%, 67%. 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
#ABAFA9#ABAFA9
HEX#ABAFA9
RGBrgb(171, 175, 169)
RGB (0–1)0.6706, 0.6863, 0.6627
RGB percentages67.1%, 68.6%, 66.3%
HSLhsl(100, 3.6%, 67.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(100, 3.4%, 68.6%)
CMYK2.3%, 0%, 3.4%, 31.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,251,625
CSS custom property--colour: #ABAFA9;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.42182WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness173.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.44:1
Contrast with white2.23:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.44:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#AEAEAE
Inverted#545056
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.23:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9.44:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familygrey
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#ADA9AF
Analogous#AEAFA9, #A9AFAA
Triadic#A9ABAF, #AFA9AB
Split complementary#AAA9AF, #AFA9AE
Tetradic#A9AEAF, #ADA9AF, #AFAAA9
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R171
G175
B169
Red171 (67.1%)
Green175 (68.6%)
Blue169 (66.3%)
Hue100°
Saturation (HSL)3.61%
Lightness67.45%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR AB · G AF · B A9
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