#ABABAB color

  • HEX#ABABAB
  • RGBrgb(171, 171, 171)
  • HSLhsl(0, 0%, 67%)
  • CMYK0, 0, 0, 33

About #ABABAB

#ABABAB is a light gray color with the hex code #ABABAB. In RGB it is red 171, green 171, blue 171; in HSL it is hue 0°, saturation 0%, lightness 67%; in CMYK it is 0%, 0%, 0%, 33%. Its contrast ratio is 2.30:1 on white and 9.14:1 on black.

#ABABAB Color Conversion

Hex tripletAB, AB, AB
CMYK0.00%, 0.00%, 0.00%, 32.94%
RGB Decimal171, 171, 171
HSL0°, 0%, 67%
RGB Octal253, 253, 253
HSV (HSB)0.00°, 0.00%, 67.06%
RGB Binary10101011, 10101011, 10101011
CIE-L*AB69.98, 0.00, -0.01
RGB Percent67.06%, 67.06%, 67.06%
CIE-L*CH69.98, 0.01, 296.81
XYZ38.71, 40.72, 44.35
CIE-L*UV69.98, 0.01, 0.00
xyY0.31, 0.33, 40.72
Hunter-Lab63.82, -3.41, 3.47
RYB67.06%, 67.06%, 67.06%

Color Accessibility Scores

#ABABAB on a dark background: contrast 9.14:1, passes WCAG AAA.
#ABABAB on a light background: contrast 2.30:1, fails WCAG AA.

Color Shades

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Related Palettes

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Complementary palette

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Analogous palette

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Triadic palette

#ABABAB · #ABABAB · #ABABAB · #D9D9D9 · #D9D9D9

Tetradic palette

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Monochromatic palette

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