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Recognised as Colour

#ABB2AD

  • #ABB2AD
  • Grey
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark grey

#ABB2AD is a grey with RGB values 171, 178, 173 and HSL 137°, 4%, 68%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9.7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark grey.

Colour values

#ABB2AD#ABB2AD
HEX#ABB2AD
RGBrgb(171, 178, 173)
RGB (0–1)0.6706, 0.698, 0.6784
RGB percentages67.1%, 69.8%, 67.8%
HSLhsl(137.1, 4.3%, 68.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(137.1, 3.9%, 69.8%)
CMYK3.9%, 0%, 2.8%, 30.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,252,397
CSS custom property--colour: #ABB2AD;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.43516WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness175.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.7:1
Contrast with white2.16:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.7:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#B0B0B0
Inverted#544D52

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#B2B1ADno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 3.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#B1B0ADno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 3.2 from the original
Tritanopia#AAB2B0no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 1.7 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.16:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9.7:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dark grey · ΔE 4.6Silver · ΔE 6.9Light grey · ΔE 13.2Gainsboro · ΔE 16.3Light steelblue · ΔE 18.3Gray · ΔE 18.7
Nearest named CSS colourDark grey (#A9A9A9)ΔE 4.64, a close match
Hue familygrey
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#B2ABB0
Analogous#ACB2AB, #ABB2B1
Triadic#ADABB2, #B2ADAB
Split complementary#B1ABB2, #B2ABAC
Tetradic#ABACB2, #B2ABB0, #B2B1AB

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FBFBFB
Lighter +20%#E0E3E1
Lighter +10%#C6CAC7
Darker −10%#909A93
Darker −20%#768179
Darker −30%#5E6660
Darker −40%#454C47
More saturated +25%#97C6A4
Less saturated −25%#AFAFAF

Channel breakdown

R171
G178
B173
Red171 (67.1%)
Green178 (69.8%)
Blue173 (67.8%)
Hue137.14°
Saturation (HSL)4.35%
Lightness68.43%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR AB · G B2 · B AD

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