Palettes / Colors / #ABA9BD

#ABA9BD — Light Dusty Blue

#ABA9BD is a blue color we call Light Dusty Blue, closest to the named color DarkGray (#A9A9A9). It belongs to the blue family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: darkgray (#A9A9A9) — not an exact match. CSS darkgray gives you #A9A9A9, a different color; use #ABA9BD when you need this exact shade.

Sources: common names follow widely used color-name references; CSS keywords and their hex values follow the CSS Color specification.

#ABA9BD is a cool blue color associated with trust, calm and professionalism. It sits comfortably in the middle: usable for large areas in soft schemes, or as a supporting color beside something stronger.

Its strongest partner is its complement #BABCA9; it also sits naturally between #A9B1BC and #B4A9BC. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

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Color values

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 67% · Green 66% · Blue 74%

Cyan 10% · Magenta 11% · Yellow 0% · Key 26%

CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.

Previews

CSS code for #ABA9BD

.text { color: #ABA9BD; }
.background { background-color: #ABA9BD; }
.border { border: 3px solid #ABA9BD; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(171, 169, 189); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(246, 13%, 70%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #ABA9BD; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(171, 169, 189, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #ABA9BD; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(171, 169, 189, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#ABA9BD">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#ABA9BD">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #BABCA9:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #ABA9BD: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #ABA9BD

Text set with opacity blends into the background, so its real contrast is lower than the solid ratios above. Choose a text color and an opacity to see the blended color and its true ratio:

How #ABA9BD looks with color blindness

Simulated with standard Machado color-vision-deficiency matrices — useful when this color carries meaning in charts, maps or interfaces:

Closest design-system colors

The nearest matches in the Tailwind CSS, Material Design and Bootstrap palettes — handy when you need a framework class instead of a raw hex:

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #ABA9BD rather than the exact color:

Similar colors

The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:

Browse neighbouring colors

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Frequently asked questions

What color is #ABA9BD?

#ABA9BD is Light Dusty Blue, a blue color (RGB 171, 169, 189). Its closest standard named color is DarkGray.

What is the RGB and HSL of #ABA9BD?

#ABA9BD is RGB 171, 169, 189 — HSL 246°, 13%, 70% — CMYK 10%, 11%, 0%, 26%.

What colors go with #ABA9BD?

Its complement is #BABCA9; analogous partners are #A9B1BC and #B4A9BC. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #ABA9BD for text?

Black text on #ABA9BD has a contrast ratio of 9.14:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 2.30:1.