What color is #A0ABBB?

#A0ABBB is a light, grayish azure, closest to the named color Lost in Time. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A0ABBB?

The RGB value is 160, 171, 187: 160 red, 171 green and 187 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A0ABBB?

The complementary color is #BBB0A0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A0ABBB?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.04:1 and white text 2.32:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A0ABBB color

#A0ABBB rgb(160, 171, 187)

Shades of gray

The hex color #A0ABBB is a light, grayish azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 62.7% red, 67.1% green and 73.3% blue (160, 171, 187).

Its hue angle is 216°, with 17% saturation and 68% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 14% cyan, 9% magenta, 0% yellow and 27% black.

The closest named color is Lost in Time (#9FAFBD), a difference of 2.8 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.04:1).

#A0ABBB color codes

HEX	`#A0ABBB`
RGB	`rgb(160, 171, 187)`
RGB percent	`rgb(62.7%, 67.1%, 73.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(216, 17%, 68%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(216, 14%, 73%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(14%, 9%, 0%, 27%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(69.6, -0.54, -9.5)`
CIE LCH	`lch(69.6, 9.51, 266.72)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(38.028, 40.187, 52.757)`
Decimal	`10529723`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A0ABBB, 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 #A0ABBB	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.04:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.32:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#A0ABBB as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.32:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.04:1	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 #A0ABBB looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a0abbb; }
.text { color: #a0abbb; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a0abbb; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(160 171 187 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a0abbb, #a3a0bb); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Light Steel Blue.

Questions

What color is #A0ABBB?: #A0ABBB is a light, grayish azure, closest to the named color Lost in Time. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A0ABBB?: The RGB value is 160, 171, 187: 160 red, 171 green and 187 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A0ABBB?: The complementary color is #BBB0A0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A0ABBB?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.04:1 and white text 2.32:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.