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#ABAEBF closest to Nebulous December

#ABAEBF is a light gray; the closest named color is Nebulous December. In the RGB color model it is made of 67.1% red, 68.2% green and 74.9% blue (rgb(171, 174, 191)). Its HSL value is 231° hue, 14% saturation and 71% lightness, and in CMYK it is 10% cyan, 9% magenta, 0% yellow and 25% black. #ABAEBF is a neutral color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 9.54:1.

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Variations of #ABAEBF

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

How #ABAEBF 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 #A9AEBF
  • Protanopia 99% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #AAAFC0
  • Protanomaly 99% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #AAAFBF
  • Deuteranopia 99% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #A9AEBF
  • Deuteranomaly 99% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #A9AEBF
  • Tritanopia 95% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #A7B1B3
  • Tritanomaly 98% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #AAAFBA
  • Achromatopsia 95% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #AFAFAF
  • Achromatomaly 96% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #AEAFB3

#ABAEBF contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
2.20:1 Very poor#ABAEBF text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
9.54:1 Very good#ABAEBF text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#ABAEBF in CSS

/* Nebulous December */
.color { color: #ABAEBF; }
.background { background-color: #ABAEBF; }
.border { border: 1px solid #ABAEBF; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(171 174 191);
color: hsl(231 14% 71%);
color: oklch(0.754 0.024 277.8);

#ABAEBF FAQ

What color is #ABAEBF?

#ABAEBF is a light gray. Its closest named color is Nebulous December. It belongs to the gray color family and is a neutral color.

What is the RGB value of #ABAEBF?

#ABAEBF is rgb(171, 174, 191) in RGB, hsl(231, 14%, 71%) in HSL and cmyk(10%, 9%, 0%, 25%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #ABAEBF?

The complementary color of #ABAEBF is #BFBCAB, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #ABAEBF?

Black text has the best contrast on #ABAEBF: 9.54:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #ABAEBF a warm or cool color?

#ABAEBF is a neutral color.