Palettes / Colors / #ABAEBF

#ABAEBF — Light Dusty Blue

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

#ABAEBF 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 #BFBCAB; it also sits naturally between #ABB8BF and #B2ABBF. 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 68% · Blue 75%

Cyan 10% · Magenta 9% · Yellow 0% · Key 25%

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

Previews

CSS code for #ABAEBF

.text { color: #ABAEBF; }
.background { background-color: #ABAEBF; }
.border { border: 3px solid #ABAEBF; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(171, 174, 191); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(231, 14%, 71%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #ABAEBF; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(171, 174, 191, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #ABAEBF; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(171, 174, 191, 0.8); }

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

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #BFBCAB:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #ABAEBF: #000000.

How #ABAEBF 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 #ABAEBF 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 #ABAEBF?

#ABAEBF is Light Dusty Blue, a blue color (RGB 171, 174, 191). Its closest standard named color is DarkGray.

What is the RGB and HSL of #ABAEBF?

#ABAEBF is RGB 171, 174, 191 — HSL 231°, 14%, 71% — CMYK 10%, 9%, 0%, 25%.

What colors go with #ABAEBF?

Its complement is #BFBCAB; analogous partners are #ABB8BF and #B2ABBF. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #ABAEBF for text?

Black text on #ABAEBF has a contrast ratio of 9.54:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 2.20:1.