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#ABAEB0 — Silver Grey

#ABAEB0 is a gray color we call Silver Grey, closest to the named color DarkGray (#A9A9A9). It belongs to the gray family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: darkgray (#A9A9A9) — not an exact match. CSS darkgray gives you #A9A9A9, a different color; use #ABAEB0 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.

#ABAEB0 is a neutral gray color associated with neutrality 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 #B0ADAB; it also sits naturally between #ABB0AF and #ABABB0. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#ABAEB0 · RGB 171, 174, 176

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Color values

HEX#ABAEB0
RGB171, 174, 176
HSL204°, 3%, 68%
HSV204°, 3%, 69%
CMYK3%, 1%, 0%, 31%
XYZ39.77, 42.06, 47.10
Yxy42.06, 0.3084, 0.3263
CIE-Lab70.92, -0.67, -1.40
Hunter Lab64.86, -0.60, -1.23

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 67% · Green 68% · Blue 69%

Cyan 3% · Magenta 1% · Yellow 0% · Key 31%

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

Previews

Sample text in #ABAEB0 on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #ABAEB0 on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #ABAEB0

.text { color: #ABAEB0; }
.background { background-color: #ABAEB0; }
.border { border: 3px solid #ABAEB0; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(171, 174, 176); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(204, 3%, 68%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #ABAEB0; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(171, 174, 176, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #ABAEB0; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(171, 174, 176, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#ABAEB0">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#ABAEB0">Div content here</div>

Shades of #ABAEB0

#9B9FA1#898D90#797E81#686C6E#595C5F#4A4D4F#393B3C#2A2C2D#191A1A#0A0A0B

Tints of #ABAEB0

#B3B5B7#BBBDBF#C0C2C4#C8CACB#D0D1D2#D8D9DA#DFE1E1#E5E6E6#EDEDEE#F4F5F5

Tones of #ABAEB0

#ABAEB0#ACAEAF#ACAEAF#ADAEAE#ADAEAE#ADADAD

Color harmonies

Complementary — #B0ADAB:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text2.23:1 Fails
Against black text9.41:1 AAA

Best text color on #ABAEB0: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #ABAEB0

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:

100%
Sample heading text
Smaller body text shows the effect best.

Blended color: · Contrast against #ABAEB0: ·

How #ABAEB0 looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #ACACB0Deuteranopia · #ACACAFTritanopia · #ABAFAF

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:

Material Grey 500 · #9E9E9EMaterial Blue Grey 500 · #607D8BTailwind slate 500 · #64748B

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #ABAEB0 rather than the exact color:

Palette F6f6f6
#F6F6F6 · #FFE2E2 · #FFC7C7 · #AAAAAA
Palette F4f9f9
#F4F9F9 · #CCF2F4 · #A4EBF3 · #AAAAAA
Palette 70d4b4
#70D4B4 · #FFEBB7 · #BBBBBB · #AAAAAA
Palette Faf562
#FAF562 · #F36A7B · #B824A4 · #AAAAAA
Palette A9a9a9
#A9A9A9 · #FECDA6 · #FF9130 · #FF5B22
Palette Ebe4d1
#EBE4D1 · #B4B4B3 · #26577C · #E55604

Similar colors

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

#AAAAAA#A9A9A9#B4B4B3#B8B0B0#B4B4B8#A6AEBF#9CAFAA#B7B7B7#B4A5A5#A1AFBE#B2B8A3#9BABB8

Browse neighbouring colors

← #ABAEAF  ·  #ABAEB1 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #ABAEB0?

#ABAEB0 is Silver Grey, a gray color (RGB 171, 174, 176). Its closest standard named color is DarkGray.

What is the RGB and HSL of #ABAEB0?

#ABAEB0 is RGB 171, 174, 176 — HSL 204°, 3%, 68% — CMYK 3%, 1%, 0%, 31%.

What colors go with #ABAEB0?

Its complement is #B0ADAB; analogous partners are #ABB0AF and #ABABB0. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #ABAEB0 for text?

Black text on #ABAEB0 has a contrast ratio of 9.41:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 2.23:1.