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What color is ABA8AA?

The RGB color code for color number #ABA8AA is RGB(171, 168, 170). In the RGB color model, #ABA8AA has a red value of 171, a green value of 168, and a blue value of 170. The CMYK color model (also known as process color, used in color printing) comprises 0.0% cyan, 1.8% magenta, 0.6% yellow, and 32.9% key (black). The HSL color scale has a hue of 320° (degrees), 1.8 % saturation, and 66.5 % lightness. In the HSB/HSV color space, #ABA8AA has a hue of 320° (degrees), 1.8 % saturation and 67.1 % brightness/value.



Color ABA8AA is cool or warm?

Color ABA8AA is a warm color.



What is the LRV of #ABA8AA? (For interior and product design)

ABA8AA has an LRV of nearly 40. By LRV value, it is a medium color.

Light Reflectance Value (LRV) is a measure of how much visible light is reflected off a surface. It is a number on a scale of 0 to 100, with 0 being pure black and 100 being pure white. The higher the LRV, the more light the color reflects and the lighter it will appear.



Dark Color

#ABA8AA

Light Color


Compare LRV 40 of #ABA8AA with dark and light Color




Is #ABA8AA Readable? WCAG Contrast Checker (For digital design)

Check if the color ABA8AA meets Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) standards, minimum contrast ratio standards between text and background colors. The WCAG (Web Content Accessibility Guidelines) provides global standards for readable web content.

WCAG Recommendations - Large Text: above 18pt or 14pt bold. Normal Text: below 18pt or 14pt bold.

  • Minimum contrast ratio (AA): 4.5 for normal text and 3 for large text.
  • Enhanced contrast ratio (AAA): 7 for normal text and 4.5 for large text.





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Color Codes - Color Space Conversions


HEX #ABA8AA color codes / color number / color space conversions - RGBA, HSL, HSV/HSB, HYZ, CMY, HWB, RYB


RGBA / RGB

RGB(171, 168, 170)
Red
171 (67.1%)
Green
168 (65.9%)
Blue
170 (66.7%)
Alpha
1 (100.0%)

CMYK

Cyan
0.00%
Magenta
1.75%
Yellow
0.58%
Key
32.94%

HSL

HSL(320deg, 1.8 %, 66.5 %)

Hue
320°
Saturation
1.75 %.
Lightness
66.47 %.

RYB

RYB(41, 68, 64)
Red
41 (16.1%)
Yellow
68 (26.5%)
Blue
64 (24.9%)

HSV/HSB

Hue
320°
Saturation
1.75 %.
Brightness / Value
67.06 %.

HWB

H: 320°

W: 65.88 %

B: 32.94 %

XYZ

X : 38.05

Y : 39.57

Z : 43.66

YXY

Y1 : 39.57

X : 0.31

Y2 : 0.33

CMY

C : 32.94%

M : 34.12%

Y : 33.33%


LRV

~ 39.6 %

Munsell Color System

4.4RP 6.8/0.3

CIE-Lab

L : 69.16

A : 1.45

B : -0.66

CIE-Lch

L : 69.16

C : 1.59

H : 335.59

CIE-Luv

L : 69.16

U : 1.6

V : -1.21

Hunter-Lab

L : 62.9

A : -2.09

B : 2.88






Color Names and Paint



Color Name of HEX #ABA8AA


Here are the colors similar to ABA8AA. Delta E (ΔE) is the measure of the difference between two colors. Delta E is measured on a scale from 0 to 100, where 0 means exact match, and 100 is the highest difference.



#A9A9A9
Dark Gray
ΔE - 2.15 (97.8% similar)
#A6A6A6
Quick Silver
ΔE - 2.30 (97.7% similar)
#989898
Spanish Gray
ΔE - 5.56 (94.4% similar)
#BEBEBE
Medium Gray
ΔE - 6.22 (93.8% similar)




Similar colors from Pantone, RAL and other color matching system


Pantone PMS


Pantone PMS color similar/equivalent to ABA8AA.


#B0ABAC
PANTONE 4282 C
ΔE - 1.41 (98.6% similar)
#A7A8AA
PANTONE Cool Gray 6 C
ΔE - 2.14 (97.9% similar)
#AEA8A5
PANTONE 2331 C
ΔE - 2.82 (97.2% similar)
#B1B1B1
PANTONE 4281 C
ΔE - 3.18 (96.8% similar)


British Standard 4800


British Standard 4800 color similar/equivalent to ABA8AA.


#AEADB2
BS 22-B-21 - Kashmir
ΔE - 2.18 (97.8% similar)
#A9A9A8
BS 10-A-03 - Sink Grey
ΔE - 2.63 (97.4% similar)
#A3A3A3
BS 18-B-21 - Blue
ΔE - 2.75 (97.2% similar)
#B6B6B6
BS 18-B-19 - Grey
ΔE - 4.29 (95.7% similar)


RAL Design


RAL Design color similar/equivalent to ABA8AA.


#ACADAC
RAL 000 70 00 - Light Grey
ΔE - 3.28 (96.7% similar)
#A7A9B1
RAL 280 70 05 - Taupe Grey
ΔE - 3.53 (96.5% similar)
#ACAAB3
RAL 300 70 05 - Velvet Grey
ΔE - 3.54 (96.5% similar)
#9E9F9E
RAL 000 65 00 - Mortar Grey
ΔE - 4.32 (95.7% similar)


Pantone TCX


Pantone TCX color similar/equivalent to ABA8AA.




RAL Classic


RAL Classic color similar/equivalent to ABA8AA.


#A1A1A0
RAL 9006 - White Aluminium
ΔE - 3.52 (96.5% similar)
#9B9B9B
RAL 7004 - Signal Gray
ΔE - 4.70 (95.3% similar)
#989EA1
RAL 7040 - Window Gray
ΔE - 5.89 (94.1% similar)
#B0B0A9
RAL 7038 - Agate Gray
ΔE - 5.98 (94.0% similar)




Paint color for Hex #ABA8AA


Here are the paint colors similar to ABA8AA. Delta E (ΔE) is the measure of the difference between two colors. Delta E is measured on a scale from 0 to 100, where 0 means exact match, and 100 is the highest difference.


Sherwin Williams

Hex color ABA8AA similar/equivalent paint from Sherwin Williams. Conversion of hex #ABA8AA to Sherwin Williams


#AEA9AA
Mystical Shade (SW 6276)
ΔE - 1.10 (98.9% similar)
#ADA8A5
Proper Gray (SW 6003)
ΔE - 2.73 (97.3% similar)
#AAA9A4
Ellie Gray (SW 7650)
ΔE - 4.40 (95.6% similar)
#A5A9A8
Gris (SW 7659)
ΔE - 4.47 (95.5% similar)


Behr

Hex color ABA8AA similar/equivalent paint from Behr. Conversion of hex #ABA8AA to Behr


#AEACAD
Classy (MQ5-04)
ΔE - 1.36 (98.6% similar)
#AEADAC
Flannel Gray (N520-3)
ΔE - 2.55 (97.5% similar)
#A7A5A3
Smokey Wings (PPU26-07)
ΔE - 2.68 (97.3% similar)
#B1B0AF
Sparrow (780F-4)
ΔE - 3.05 (96.9% similar)


Benjamin Moore

Hex color ABA8AA similar/equivalent paint from Benjamin Moore. Conversion of hex #ABA8AA to Benjamin Moore


#AEABAA
Stormy Monday (2112-50)
ΔE - 1.87 (98.1% similar)
#A5A2A0
Fusion (AF-675)
ΔE - 2.94 (97.1% similar)
#B3B1B0
Silver Dollar (1460)
ΔE - 3.09 (96.9% similar)
#A09E9D
Sterling Silver (1461)
ΔE - 3.66 (96.3% similar)


Dunn-Edwards

Hex color ABA8AA similar/equivalent paint from Dunn-Edwards. Conversion of hex #ABA8AA to Dunn-Edwards


#AFA8A9
Smoky Mountain (DE 6388)
ΔE - 1.92 (98.1% similar)
#AEADAD
Industrial Age (DET 618)
ΔE - 2.13 (97.9% similar)
#A9AAAB
Castlerock (DE 6375)
ΔE - 2.36 (97.6% similar)
#B6B5B8
Silver Bullet (DE 6381)
ΔE - 3.71 (96.3% similar)


Valspar

Hex color ABA8AA similar/equivalent paint from Valspar. Conversion of hex #ABA8AA to Valspar


#A8A7A5
Warm Shale (M219)
ΔE - 2.81 (97.2% similar)
#A9ACAD
Metropolis (4005-1C)
ΔE - 3.51 (96.5% similar)
#B8B4B4
Ganymede (8006-12C)
ΔE - 3.58 (96.4% similar)
#9D9C9C
Sleepy Kitten (8006-11D)
ΔE - 4.16 (95.8% similar)


PPG Paints

Hex color ABA8AA similar/equivalent paint from PPG Paints. Conversion of hex #ABA8AA to PPG Paints


#ACADAD
Flagstone (PPG1001-4)
ΔE - 2.90 (97.1% similar)
#A49F9F
Equilibrium (PPG1003-4)
ΔE - 2.92 (97.1% similar)
#ADB0B4
Silver Charm (PPG1013-4)
ΔE - 3.66 (96.3% similar)
#A8A7A3
Statue Garden (PPG0996-3)
ΔE - 3.90 (96.1% similar)







Color Combinations


#ABA8AA color palettes and scheme combination


Monochromatic Color Palette

Monochromatic colors belong to the same hue angle but different tints and shades. Monochromatic color palette can be generated by keeping the exact hue of the base color and then changing the saturation and lightness.

Analogous Color Palette

Analogous colors are a group of colors adjacent to each other on a color wheel. Group of these adjacent colors forms Analogous color scheme Palette. Analogous Palette can be generated by increasing or decreasing the hue value by 30 points.

Triadic Color Palette

The triadic color palette has three colors separated by 120° in the RGB color wheel

Tetradic Color Palette

The tetradic colour scheme composed of two sets of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.




Complementary / Opposite Color



ABA8AA
Dark Gray*

A8ABA9
Dark Gray*


Complementary / Opposite Color

Complementary colors are pairs of colors which, when combined or mixed, cancel each other out (lose hue) by producing a grayscale color like white or black. When placed next to each other, they create the strongest contrast for those two colors. Complementary colors also called opposite colors. Complementary color schemes are created using two opposite colors on the color wheel. The examples are red–cyan, green–magenta, and blue–yellow.


What is the contrasting color of #ABA8AA?

Color that best contrast with #ABA8AA is #A8ABA9, color name is Dark Gray*
Contrast indicates a strong difference in color. Contrasting color can be found several ways, Complimentary contrast is one of them. Complementary contrast colors are opposite each other on the color wheel.


What color compliments #ABA8AA?

Complementary or Opposite color for #ABA8AA is #A8ABA9, color name is Dark Gray*.





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