What color is #A0ABA6?

#A0ABA6 is a gray, closest to the named color Pigeon. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A0ABA6?

The RGB value is 160, 171, 166: 160 red, 171 green and 166 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A0ABA6?

The complementary color is #ABA0A5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A0ABA6?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.87:1 and white text 2.37:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A0ABA6 color

#A0ABA6 rgb(160, 171, 166)

Shades of gray

The hex color #A0ABA6 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 62.7% red, 67.1% green and 65.1% blue (160, 171, 166).

Its hue angle is 153°, with 6% saturation and 65% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 6% cyan, 0% magenta, 3% yellow and 33% black.

The closest named color is Pigeon (#A9AFAA), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.87:1).

#A0ABA6 color codes

HEX	`#A0ABA6`
RGB	`rgb(160, 171, 166)`
RGB percent	`rgb(62.7%, 67.1%, 65.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(153, 6%, 65%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(153, 6%, 67%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(6%, 0%, 3%, 33%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(69.01, -4.84, 1.24)`
CIE LCH	`lch(69.01, 4.99, 165.64)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(35.942, 39.352, 41.771)`
Decimal	`10529702`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A0ABA6, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #A0ABA6	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.87:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.37:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#A0ABA6 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.37:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.87:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #A0ABA6 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a0aba6; }
.text { color: #a0aba6; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a0aba6; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(160 171 166 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a0aba6, #a0abab); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ash Gray.

Questions

What color is #A0ABA6?: #A0ABA6 is a gray, closest to the named color Pigeon. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A0ABA6?: The RGB value is 160, 171, 166: 160 red, 171 green and 166 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A0ABA6?: The complementary color is #ABA0A5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A0ABA6?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.87:1 and white text 2.37:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.