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What color is ABA8B1?

The RGB color code for color number #ABA8B1 is RGB(171, 168, 177). In the RGB color model, #ABA8B1 has a red value of 171, a green value of 168, and a blue value of 177. The CMYK color model (also known as process color, used in color printing) comprises 3.4% cyan, 5.1% magenta, 0.0% yellow, and 30.6% key (black). The HSL color scale has a hue of 260° (degrees), 5.5 % saturation, and 67.6 % lightness. In the HSB/HSV color space, #ABA8B1 has a hue of 260° (degrees), 5.1 % saturation and 69.4 % brightness/value.



Color ABA8B1 is cool or warm?

Color ABA8B1 is a cool color.



What is the LRV of #ABA8B1? (For interior and product design)

ABA8B1 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

#ABA8B1

Light Color


Compare LRV 40 of #ABA8B1 with dark and light Color




Is #ABA8B1 Readable? WCAG Contrast Checker (For digital design)

Check if the color ABA8B1 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 #ABA8B1 color codes / color number / color space conversions - RGBA, HSL, HSV/HSB, HYZ, CMY, HWB, RYB


RGBA / RGB

RGB(171, 168, 177)
Red
171 (67.1%)
Green
168 (65.9%)
Blue
177 (69.4%)
Alpha
1 (100.0%)

CMYK

Cyan
3.39%
Magenta
5.08%
Yellow
0.00%
Key
30.59%

HSL

HSL(260deg, 5.5 %, 67.6 %)

Hue
260°
Saturation
5.45 %.
Lightness
67.65 %.

RYB

RYB(39, 62, 64)
Red
39 (15.3%)
Yellow
62 (24.4%)
Blue
64 (25.1%)

HSV/HSB

Hue
260°
Saturation
5.08 %.
Brightness / Value
69.41 %.

HWB

H: 260°

W: 65.88 %

B: 30.59 %

XYZ

X : 38.73

Y : 39.84

Z : 47.24

YXY

Y1 : 39.84

X : 0.31

Y2 : 0.32

CMY

C : 32.94%

M : 34.12%

Y : 30.59%


LRV

~ 39.8 %

Munsell Color System

0.4P 6.8/0.8

CIE-Lab

L : 69.35

A : 2.79

B : -4.25

CIE-Lch

L : 69.35

C : 5.08

H : 303.31

CIE-Luv

L : 69.35

U : 1.17

V : -6.77

Hunter-Lab

L : 63.12

A : -0.91

B : -0.2






Color Names and Paint



Color Name of HEX #ABA8B1


Here are the colors similar to ABA8B1. 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 - 5.25 (94.7% similar)
#A6A6A6
Quick Silver
ΔE - 5.34 (94.7% similar)
#989898
Spanish Gray
ΔE - 7.45 (92.6% similar)
#C4C3D0
Lavender Gray
ΔE - 7.48 (92.5% similar)




Similar colors from Pantone, RAL and other color matching system


RAL Design


RAL Design color similar/equivalent to ABA8B1.




British Standard 4800


British Standard 4800 color similar/equivalent to ABA8B1.


#AEADB2
BS 22-B-21 - Kashmir
ΔE - 2.69 (97.3% similar)
#A3A3A3
BS 18-B-21 - Blue
ΔE - 5.57 (94.4% similar)
#A9A9A8
BS 10-A-03 - Sink Grey
ΔE - 5.89 (94.1% similar)
#B6B6B6
BS 18-B-19 - Grey
ΔE - 6.34 (93.7% similar)


Pantone PMS


Pantone PMS color similar/equivalent to ABA8B1.


#B0ABAC
PANTONE 4282 C
ΔE - 4.07 (95.9% similar)
#A7A8AA
PANTONE Cool Gray 6 C
ΔE - 4.56 (95.4% similar)
#B3B0C4
PANTONE 5295 C
ΔE - 5.23 (94.8% similar)
#9D9D9F
PANTONE 4276 C
ΔE - 5.54 (94.5% similar)


Pantone TCX


Pantone TCX color similar/equivalent to ABA8B1.




RAL Classic


RAL Classic color similar/equivalent to ABA8B1.


#A1A1A0
RAL 9006 - White Aluminium
ΔE - 6.40 (93.6% similar)
#9B9B9B
RAL 7004 - Signal Gray
ΔE - 6.80 (93.2% similar)
#989EA1
RAL 7040 - Window Gray
ΔE - 7.33 (92.7% similar)




Paint color for Hex #ABA8B1


Here are the paint colors similar to ABA8B1. 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 ABA8B1 similar/equivalent paint from Sherwin Williams. Conversion of hex #ABA8B1 to Sherwin Williams


#AEA9AA
Mystical Shade (SW 6276)
ΔE - 3.99 (96.0% similar)
#ADA8A5
Proper Gray (SW 6003)
ΔE - 6.18 (93.8% similar)
#A8AEB1
Morning Fog (SW 6255)
ΔE - 6.39 (93.6% similar)
#A0A5A7
Network Gray (SW 7073)
ΔE - 6.43 (93.6% similar)


Dunn-Edwards

Hex color ABA8B1 similar/equivalent paint from Dunn-Edwards. Conversion of hex #ABA8B1 to Dunn-Edwards


#AFA8A9
Smoky Mountain (DE 6388)
ΔE - 4.11 (95.9% similar)
#B6B5B8
Silver Bullet (DE 6381)
ΔE - 4.81 (95.2% similar)
#A9AAAB
Castlerock (DE 6375)
ΔE - 5.06 (94.9% similar)
#AEADAD
Industrial Age (DET 618)
ΔE - 5.12 (94.9% similar)


Behr

Hex color ABA8B1 similar/equivalent paint from Behr. Conversion of hex #ABA8B1 to Behr


#AEACAD
Classy (MQ5-04)
ΔE - 4.34 (95.7% similar)
#A2A4A6
Power Gray (N530-4)
ΔE - 5.22 (94.8% similar)
#9A9DA2
Smokey Lilac (PPU26-20)
ΔE - 5.59 (94.4% similar)
#AEADAC
Flannel Gray (N520-3)
ΔE - 5.70 (94.3% similar)


Benjamin Moore

Hex color ABA8B1 similar/equivalent paint from Benjamin Moore. Conversion of hex #ABA8B1 to Benjamin Moore


#AAAEB3
Pigeon Gray (2133-50)
ΔE - 4.79 (95.2% similar)
#AEABAA
Stormy Monday (2112-50)
ΔE - 5.25 (94.7% similar)
#C1B9C4
African Violet (2116-50)
ΔE - 5.61 (94.4% similar)
#B3B1B0
Silver Dollar (1460)
ΔE - 5.84 (94.2% similar)


PPG Paints

Hex color ABA8B1 similar/equivalent paint from PPG Paints. Conversion of hex #ABA8B1 to PPG Paints


#ADB0B4
Silver Charm (PPG1013-4)
ΔE - 4.87 (95.1% similar)
#A49F9F
Equilibrium (PPG1003-4)
ΔE - 5.28 (94.7% similar)
#ACADAD
Flagstone (PPG1001-4)
ΔE - 5.66 (94.3% similar)
#BEBBC9
Silverberry (PPG1173-4)
ΔE - 5.75 (94.3% similar)


Valspar

Hex color ABA8B1 similar/equivalent paint from Valspar. Conversion of hex #ABA8B1 to Valspar


#A9ACAD
Metropolis (4005-1C)
ΔE - 5.86 (94.1% similar)
#9D999A
Feather Quill (V124-4)
ΔE - 6.14 (93.9% similar)
#A8A7A5
Warm Shale (M219)
ΔE - 6.26 (93.7% similar)
#9D9C9C
Sleepy Kitten (8006-11D)
ΔE - 6.37 (93.6% similar)







Color Combinations


#ABA8B1 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



ABA8B1
Dark Gray*

AEB1A8
Ash 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 #ABA8B1?

Color that best contrast with #ABA8B1 is #AEB1A8, color name is Ash 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 #ABA8B1?

Complementary or Opposite color for #ABA8B1 is #AEB1A8, color name is Ash Gray*.





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