What color is #AB9FA4?

#AB9FA4 is a gray, closest to the named color Walkway. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #AB9FA4?

The RGB value is 171, 159, 164: 171 red, 159 green and 164 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #AB9FA4?

The complementary color is #9FABA6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #AB9FA4?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.23:1 and white text 2.55:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#AB9FA4 color

#AB9FA4 rgb(171, 159, 164)

Shades of gray

The hex color #AB9FA4 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 67.1% red, 62.4% green and 64.3% blue (171, 159, 164).

Its hue angle is 335°, with 7% saturation and 65% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 7% magenta, 4% yellow and 33% black.

The closest named color is Walkway (#A3999C), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.23:1).

#AB9FA4 color codes

HEX	`#AB9FA4`
RGB	`rgb(171, 159, 164)`
RGB percent	`rgb(67.1%, 62.4%, 64.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(335, 7%, 65%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(335, 7%, 67%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 7%, 4%, 33%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(66.62, 5.27, -1.02)`
CIE LCH	`lch(66.62, 5.37, 349.01)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(35.893, 36.135, 40.199)`
Decimal	`11247524`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #AB9FA4, 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 #AB9FA4	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.23:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.55:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#AB9FA4 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.55:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.23:1	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 #AB9FA4 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #ab9fa4; }
.text { color: #ab9fa4; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ab9fa4; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(171 159 164 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #ab9fa4, #aba09f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Gray.

Questions

What color is #AB9FA4?: #AB9FA4 is a gray, closest to the named color Walkway. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #AB9FA4?: The RGB value is 171, 159, 164: 171 red, 159 green and 164 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #AB9FA4?: The complementary color is #9FABA6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #AB9FA4?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.23:1 and white text 2.55:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.