What color is #A6ABAB?

#A6ABAB is a gray, closest to the named color Crown of Ash. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A6ABAB?

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

What is the complementary color of #A6ABAB?

The complementary color is #ABA6A6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A6ABAB?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.03:1 and white text 2.32:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A6ABAB color

#A6ABAB rgb(166, 171, 171)

Shades of gray

The hex color #A6ABAB is a gray.

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

Its hue angle is 180°, with 3% saturation and 66% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 3% cyan, 0% magenta, 0% yellow and 33% black.

The closest named color is Crown of Ash (#A1A9A9), a difference of 1.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.03:1).

#A6ABAB color codes

HEX	`#A6ABAB`
RGB	`rgb(166, 171, 171)`
RGB percent	`rgb(65.1%, 67.1%, 67.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(180, 3%, 66%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(180, 3%, 67%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(3%, 0%, 0%, 33%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(69.59, -1.76, -0.62)`
CIE LCH	`lch(69.59, 1.87, 199.25)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(37.638, 40.173, 44.291)`
Decimal	`10922923`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A6ABAB, 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 #A6ABAB	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.03:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.32:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#A6ABAB as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.32:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.03:1	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 #A6ABAB looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a6abab; }
.text { color: #a6abab; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a6abab; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(166 171 171 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a6abab, #a6a9ab); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #A6ABAB?: #A6ABAB is a gray, closest to the named color Crown of Ash. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A6ABAB?: The RGB value is 166, 171, 171: 166 red, 171 green and 171 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A6ABAB?: The complementary color is #ABA6A6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A6ABAB?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.03:1 and white text 2.32:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.