What color is #ABA0B4?

#ABA0B4 is a light, grayish violet, closest to the named color Pastel Purple. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #ABA0B4?

The RGB value is 171, 160, 180: 171 red, 160 green and 180 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #ABA0B4?

The complementary color is #A9B4A0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #ABA0B4?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.42:1 and white text 2.49:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#ABA0B4 color

#ABA0B4 rgb(171, 160, 180)

Shades of gray

The hex color #ABA0B4 is a light, grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 67.1% red, 62.7% green and 70.6% blue (171, 160, 180).

Its hue angle is 273°, with 12% saturation and 67% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 5% cyan, 11% magenta, 0% yellow and 29% black.

The closest named color is Pastel Purple (#B39EB5), a difference of 3.7 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.42:1).

#ABA0B4 color codes

HEX	`#ABA0B4`
RGB	`rgb(171, 160, 180)`
RGB percent	`rgb(67.1%, 62.7%, 70.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(273, 12%, 67%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(273, 11%, 71%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(5%, 11%, 0%, 29%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(67.35, 7.79, -8.88)`
CIE LCH	`lch(67.35, 11.81, 311.27)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(37.602, 37.095, 48.35)`
Decimal	`11247796`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #ABA0B4, 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 #ABA0B4	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.42:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.49:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#ABA0B4 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.49:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.42:1	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 #ABA0B4 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #aba0b4; }
.text { color: #aba0b4; }
.border { border: 2px solid #aba0b4; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(171 160 180 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #aba0b4, #b4a0b3); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #ABA0B4?: #ABA0B4 is a light, grayish violet, closest to the named color Pastel Purple. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #ABA0B4?: The RGB value is 171, 160, 180: 171 red, 160 green and 180 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #ABA0B4?: The complementary color is #A9B4A0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #ABA0B4?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.42:1 and white text 2.49:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.