What color is #ABA09A?

#ABA09A is a light, grayish orange, closest to the named color Muted Mauve. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #ABA09A?

The RGB value is 171, 160, 154: 171 red, 160 green and 154 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #ABA09A?

The complementary color is #9AA5AB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #ABA09A?

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.

#ABA09A color

#ABA09A rgb(171, 160, 154)

Shades of gray

The hex color #ABA09A is a light, grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 67.1% red, 62.7% green and 60.4% blue (171, 160, 154).

Its hue angle is 21°, with 9% saturation and 64% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 6% magenta, 10% yellow and 33% black.

The closest named color is Muted Mauve (#B3A9A3), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

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

#ABA09A color codes

HEX	`#ABA09A`
RGB	`rgb(171, 160, 154)`
RGB percent	`rgb(67.1%, 62.7%, 60.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(21, 9%, 64%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(21, 10%, 67%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 6%, 10%, 33%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(66.62, 2.93, 4.56)`
CIE LCH	`lch(66.62, 5.42, 57.28)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(35.198, 36.133, 35.686)`
Decimal	`11247770`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #ABA09A, 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 #ABA09A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.23:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.55:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#ABA09A 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 #ABA09A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #aba09a; }
.text { color: #aba09a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #aba09a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(171 160 154 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #aba09a, #aba99a); }

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Questions

What color is #ABA09A?: #ABA09A is a light, grayish orange, closest to the named color Muted Mauve. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #ABA09A?: The RGB value is 171, 160, 154: 171 red, 160 green and 154 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #ABA09A?: The complementary color is #9AA5AB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #ABA09A?: 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.