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#ABA6BF

#ABA6BF is a light, soft, grayish blue, close to the color Heather. In RGB it’s made of 67.1% red, 65.1% green, and 74.9% blue. Its hue is 252°, with 16% saturation and 70% lightness, so it reads as a cool color. Black text sits best on top of it.

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WCAG contrast ratios for text. 4.5:1 is the minimum for body text, 3:1 for large text.

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2.35:1 Fail
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This color as text on black

8.94:1 AAA

How it looks with color blindness

About 1 in 12 men and 1 in 200 women see color differently. Here’s #ABA6BF as they’d see it.

Typical vision#ABA6BF
ProtanopiaNo red cones (about 1% of men)
DeuteranopiaNo green cones (the most common, about 1% of men)
TritanopiaNo blue cones (rare)
AchromatopsiaNo color vision (very rare)

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What color is #ABA6BF?

#ABA6BF is a light, soft, grayish blue, close to the color Heather. In RGB it’s made of 67.1% red, 65.1% green, and 74.9% blue. Its hue is 252°, with 16% saturation and 70% lightness, so it reads as a cool color. Black text sits best on top of it.

What is #ABA6BF in RGB?

#ABA6BF is rgb(171, 166, 191): 171 red, 166 green, and 191 blue on a 0–255 scale.

What is #ABA6BF in CMYK?

Roughly cmyk(10, 13, 0, 25). Print results depend on paper and press, so proof it before a big print run.

What Pantone is closest to #ABA6BF?

PANTONE 2660 C is the closest match in our list. Screen colors and ink never match perfectly; check a physical Pantone guide.

What color goes with #ABA6BF?

Its complement #A7AC93 gives the strongest contrast. For something calmer, try its analogous neighbors, or its own tints and shades above.

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