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#ABACA0 closest to Humble Hippo

#ABACA0 is a light gray; the closest named color is Humble Hippo. In the RGB color model it is made of 67.1% red, 67.5% green and 62.7% blue (rgb(171, 172, 160)). Its HSL value is 65° hue, 7% saturation and 65% lightness, and in CMYK it is 1% cyan, 0% magenta, 7% yellow and 33% black. #ABACA0 is a neutral color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 9.14:1.

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Variations of #ABACA0

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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#ABACA0 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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#ABACA0 for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #ABACA0 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 #AEABA0
  • Protanopia 99% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #AEAB9F
  • Protanomaly 99% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #ADABA0
  • Deuteranopia 99% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #AEABA0
  • Deuteranomaly 99% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #ADABA0
  • Tritanopia 97% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #ADAAA8
  • Tritanomaly 99% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #ACABA4
  • Achromatopsia 97% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #ABABAB
  • Achromatomaly 97% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #ABABA8

#ABACA0 contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
2.30:1 Very poor#ABACA0 text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
9.14:1 Very good#ABACA0 text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#ABACA0 in CSS

/* Humble Hippo */
.color { color: #ABACA0; }
.background { background-color: #ABACA0; }
.border { border: 1px solid #ABACA0; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(171 172 160);
color: hsl(65 7% 65%);
color: oklch(0.740 0.017 110.7);

#ABACA0 FAQ

What color is #ABACA0?

#ABACA0 is a light gray. Its closest named color is Humble Hippo. It belongs to the gray color family and is a neutral color.

What is the RGB value of #ABACA0?

#ABACA0 is rgb(171, 172, 160) in RGB, hsl(65, 7%, 65%) in HSL and cmyk(1%, 0%, 7%, 33%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #ABACA0?

The complementary color of #ABACA0 is #A1A0AC, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #ABACA0?

Black text has the best contrast on #ABACA0: 9.14:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #ABACA0 a warm or cool color?

#ABACA0 is a neutral color.