#ABA9BA#ABA9BA
#ABA9BA is a light, muted blue. Relative luminance 0.406; OKLCH L 74.2% C 0.024 H 291.2°. Best body text is #000000 at 9.12:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #ABA9BA |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(171, 169, 186) |
| HSL | hsl(247, 11%, 70%) |
| HSV | hsv(247, 9%, 73%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(8.1%, 9.1%, 0%, 27.1%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(69.88, 4.03, -8.44) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(69.88, 9.36, 295.55°) |
| OKLab | oklab(74.18% 0.0088 -0.0226) |
| OKLCH | oklch(74.18% 0.024 291.2) |
| XYZ | xyz(39.8438, 40.5789, 52.1783) |
| Luminance | 0.4058 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | neutral |
| Family | blue |
Closest named colors
Dove Gray
#B6B8BD
ΔE00 7.33
Dark Gray
#A9A9A9
ΔE00 8.43
Cool Gray
#9AA7B0
ΔE00 9.38
Silver
#C0C0C0
ΔE00 10.22
Lightsteelblue
#B0C4DE
ΔE00 11.12
Light Blue Grey
#B7C9E2
ΔE00 11.39
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#ABA9BA #B8BAA9
analogous
#A9B0BA #ABA9BA #B4A9BA
triadic
#ABA9BA #BAABA9 #A9BAAB
tetradic
#ABA9BA #BAA9B0 #B8BAA9 #A9BAB4
square
#ABA9BA #BAA9B0 #B8BAA9 #A9BAB4
split-complementary
#ABA9BA #BAB4A9 #B0BAA9
monochromatic
#6B6881 #8A879F #ABA9BA #CCCBD5 #EDEDF0
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.30
#ABA9BA on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
9.12
#ABA9BA on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #ABA9BA
9.12:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##ABA9BA | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##ABA9BA | 1.00 | 2.30 | 9.12 | 9.12 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.30 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 9.12 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 9.12 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#A6ABBB
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#A6AAB9
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#A8ABAE
Achromatopsia (no color)
#ABABAB
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #aba9ba; /* rgb */ color: rgb(171, 169, 186); /* oklch */ color: oklch(74.2% 0.024 291.2);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#c4c2ce',
500: '#aba9ba',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #aba9ba; $custom-light: #c4c2ce; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#aba9ba",
"rgb": {
"r": 171,
"g": 169,
"b": 186
},
"hsl": {
"h": 247.059,
"s": 10.968,
"l": 69.608
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.74183,
"c": 0.0243,
"h": 291.2
},
"luminance": 0.40579
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#ABA9BA
secondary
#E1E2DD
accent
#95508D
background
#FCFBFC
surface
#F8F7F9
border
#D1D0D2
text
#121213
muted
#818182