What color is #ABA19F?

#ABA19F is a gray, closest to the named color Muted Mauve. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #ABA19F?

The RGB value is 171, 161, 159: 171 red, 161 green and 159 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #ABA19F?

The complementary color is #9FA9AB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #ABA19F?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.33:1 and white text 2.52:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#ABA19F color

#ABA19F rgb(171, 161, 159)

Shades of gray

The hex color #ABA19F is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 67.1% red, 63.1% green and 62.4% blue (171, 161, 159).

Its hue angle is 10°, with 7% saturation and 65% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 6% magenta, 7% yellow and 33% black.

The closest named color is Muted Mauve (#B3A9A3), a difference of 3.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.33:1).

#ABA19F color codes

HEX	`#ABA19F`
RGB	`rgb(171, 161, 159)`
RGB percent	`rgb(67.1%, 63.1%, 62.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(10, 7%, 65%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(10, 7%, 67%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 6%, 7%, 33%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(67.01, 3.26, 2.34)`
CIE LCH	`lch(67.01, 4.01, 35.65)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(35.797, 36.651, 37.983)`
Decimal	`11248031`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #ABA19F, 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 #ABA19F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.33:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.52:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#ABA19F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.52:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.33:1	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 #ABA19F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #aba19f; }
.text { color: #aba19f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #aba19f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(171 161 159 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #aba19f, #aba79f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Gray.

Questions

What color is #ABA19F?: #ABA19F is a gray, closest to the named color Muted Mauve. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #ABA19F?: The RGB value is 171, 161, 159: 171 red, 161 green and 159 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #ABA19F?: The complementary color is #9FA9AB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #ABA19F?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.33:1 and white text 2.52:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.