#abacb0

Color #abacb0

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light blue.

Closest named color Dark Gray #a9a9a9 · ΔE 2.49 Nearest Tailwind class neutral-400 #a1a1a1 · ΔE 3.9

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Conversions

HEX

#abacb0

RGB

rgb(171, 172, 176)

HSL

hsl(228, 3.1%, 68%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(228, 2.8%, 69%)

CMYK

cmyk(2.8%, 2.3%, 0%, 31%)

LAB

lab(70.38, 0.41, -2.17)

LCH

lch(70.38, 2.21, 280.7)

OKLCH

oklch(74.5%, 0.0058, 274.93)

HWB

hwb(228, 67.1%, 31%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#b0afab

Analogous

#abaeb0

#abacb0

#acabb0

Triadic

#abacb0

#b0abac

#acb0ab

Split-complementary

#abacb0

#b0acab

#aeb0ab

Tetradic

#abacb0

#afabb0

#b0afab

#acb0ab

Square

#abacb0

#b0abae

#b0afab

#abb0ac

Shades

Color #abacb0 mixed toward black.

#8d8e94

#707177

#545559

#38393c

#1c1c1e

Tints

Color #abacb0 mixed toward white.

#b9babd

#c7c8ca

#d5d5d7

#e3e3e5

#f1f1f2

Tones

Color #abacb0 mixed toward gray.

#abacb0

#acacaf

#acadaf

#adadae

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.27:1

Aa Black text on this color

9.26:1

Black text reads better on this background (9.26:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#ababaf · ΔE 0.6

Deuteranopia

#ababaf · ΔE 0.6

Tritanopia

#abaeae · ΔE 2.7

Achromatopsia

#acacac · ΔE 2.1

Left half is the original, right half is the simulated appearance. See all 8 vision types →

Code

CSS

background-color: #abacb0;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#abacb0]

Related colors

Royal Blue #4169e1

Cornflower Blue #6495ed

Navy #000080

Lavender #e6e6fa

Blue #0000ff

Dark Blue #00008b

Frequently asked questions

#abacb0 (#abacb0) is rgb(171, 172, 176) in RGB.

No, #abacb0 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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