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ABA8A6

#ABA8A6 Elephant in the Room

#ABA8A6 is a light gray named Elephant in the Room. In the RGB color model it is made of 67.1% red, 65.9% green and 65.1% blue (rgb(171, 168, 166)). Its HSL value is 24° hue, 3% saturation and 66% lightness, and in CMYK it is 0% cyan, 2% magenta, 3% yellow and 33% black. #ABA8A6 is a neutral color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 8.88:1.

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Variations of #ABA8A6

Shades

Mixed with black: richer and darker.

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Tints

Mixed with white: lighter and softer.

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Tones

Mixed with gray: calmer and more muted.

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Hues

The same lightness and chroma, rotated around the color wheel.

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Temperatures

Cooler on the left, warmer on the right.

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#ABA8A6 color harmonies

Complementary

The opposite hue — maximum contrast and energy.

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Split complementary

The two hues next to the complement — contrast with less tension.

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Analogous

Neighbouring hues — calm, cohesive and natural.

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Triadic

Three hues evenly spaced at 120° — vibrant yet balanced.

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Tetradic

Two complementary pairs — rich, best with one dominant color.

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Square

Four hues spaced at 90° — bold and playful.

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#ABA8A6 for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #ABA8A6 appears with each type of color vision deficiency (Machado 2009 model) — and to your dog. Try the dog vision simulator →

  • Dog vision 99% similarHow dogs see it · simulated as #AAA9A6
  • Protanopia 99% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #A9A8A6
  • Protanomaly 99% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #A9A8A6
  • Deuteranopia 99% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #AAA9A6
  • Deuteranomaly 100% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #AAA8A6
  • Tritanopia 99% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #ACA7A7
  • Tritanomaly 100% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #ABA8A7
  • Achromatopsia 99% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #A9A9A9
  • Achromatomaly 99% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #A9A8A8

#ABA8A6 contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
2.36:1 Very poor#ABA8A6 text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
8.88:1 Very good#ABA8A6 text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#ABA8A6 in CSS

/* Elephant in the Room */
.color { color: #ABA8A6; }
.background { background-color: #ABA8A6; }
.border { border: 1px solid #ABA8A6; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(171 168 166);
color: hsl(24 3% 66%);
color: oklch(0.733 0.004 56.3);

#ABA8A6 FAQ

What color is #ABA8A6?

#ABA8A6 is a light gray. Its closest named color is Elephant in the Room. It belongs to the gray color family and is a neutral color.

What is the RGB value of #ABA8A6?

#ABA8A6 is rgb(171, 168, 166) in RGB, hsl(24, 3%, 66%) in HSL and cmyk(0%, 2%, 3%, 33%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #ABA8A6?

The complementary color of #ABA8A6 is #A6A9AB, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #ABA8A6?

Black text has the best contrast on #ABA8A6: 8.88:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #ABA8A6 a warm or cool color?

#ABA8A6 is a neutral color.