Recognised as Colour
#ABB8B2
- #ABB8B2
- Cyan
- Dark
- Nearest: Silver
#ABB8B2 is a cyan with RGB values 171, 184, 178 and HSL 152°, 8%, 70%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 10.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Silver.
Colour values
#ABB8B2#ABB8B2
HEX#ABB8B2
RGBrgb(171, 184, 178)
RGB (0–1)0.6706, 0.7216, 0.698
RGB percentages67.1%, 72.2%, 69.8%
HSLhsl(152.3, 8.4%, 69.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(152.3, 7.1%, 72.2%)
CMYK7.1%, 0%, 3.3%, 27.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,253,938
CSS custom property--colour: #ABB8B2;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.46153WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness179.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 10.23:1
Contrast with white2.05:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black10.23:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#B5B5B5
Inverted#54474D
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.05:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text10.23:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#B8ABB1
Analogous#ABB8AB, #ABB8B8
Triadic#B2ABB8, #B8B2AB
Split complementary#B8ABB8, #B8ABAB
Tetradic#ABABB8, #B8ABB1, #B8B8AB
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R171
G184
B178
Red171 (67.1%)
Green184 (72.2%)
Blue178 (69.8%)
Hue152.31°
Saturation (HSL)8.39%
Lightness69.61%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR AB · G B8 · B B2
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