What color is #A6ABA3?

#A6ABA3 is a gray, closest to the named color Pigeon. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A6ABA3?

The RGB value is 166, 171, 163: 166 red, 171 green and 163 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A6ABA3?

The complementary color is #A8A3AB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A6ABA3?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.98:1 and white text 2.34:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A6ABA3 color

#A6ABA3 rgb(166, 171, 163)

Shades of gray

The hex color #A6ABA3 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 65.1% red, 67.1% green and 63.9% blue (166, 171, 163).

Its hue angle is 97°, with 5% saturation and 65% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 3% cyan, 0% magenta, 5% yellow and 33% black.

The closest named color is Pigeon (#A9AFAA), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.98:1).

#A6ABA3 color codes

HEX	`#A6ABA3`
RGB	`rgb(166, 171, 163)`
RGB percent	`rgb(65.1%, 67.1%, 63.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(97, 5%, 65%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(97, 5%, 67%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(3%, 0%, 5%, 33%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(69.38, -3.28, 3.5)`
CIE LCH	`lch(69.38, 4.79, 133.12)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(36.899, 39.877, 40.396)`
Decimal	`10922915`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A6ABA3, 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 #A6ABA3	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.98:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.34:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#A6ABA3 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.34:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.98:1	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 #A6ABA3 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a6aba3; }
.text { color: #a6aba3; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a6aba3; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(166 171 163 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a6aba3, #a3aba4); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Gray.

Questions

What color is #A6ABA3?: #A6ABA3 is a gray, closest to the named color Pigeon. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A6ABA3?: The RGB value is 166, 171, 163: 166 red, 171 green and 163 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A6ABA3?: The complementary color is #A8A3AB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A6ABA3?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.98:1 and white text 2.34:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.