What color is #ABA1AA?

#ABA1AA is a gray, closest to the named color Foggy Plum. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #ABA1AA?

The RGB value is 171, 161, 170: 171 red, 161 green and 170 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #ABA1AA?

The complementary color is #A1ABA2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #ABA1AA?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.41:1 and white text 2.5:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#ABA1AA color

#ABA1AA rgb(171, 161, 170)

Shades of gray

The hex color #ABA1AA is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 67.1% red, 63.1% green and 66.7% blue (171, 161, 170).

Its hue angle is 306°, with 6% saturation and 65% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 6% magenta, 1% yellow and 33% black.

The closest named color is Foggy Plum (#B7A5AD), a difference of 3.6 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.41:1).

#ABA1AA color codes

HEX	`#ABA1AA`
RGB	`rgb(171, 161, 170)`
RGB percent	`rgb(67.1%, 63.1%, 66.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(306, 6%, 65%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(306, 6%, 67%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 6%, 1%, 33%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(67.31, 5.29, -3.36)`
CIE LCH	`lch(67.31, 6.26, 327.6)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(36.794, 37.05, 43.235)`
Decimal	`11248042`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #ABA1AA, 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 #ABA1AA	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.41:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.5:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#ABA1AA as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.5:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.41:1	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 #ABA1AA looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #aba1aa; }
.text { color: #aba1aa; }
.border { border: 2px solid #aba1aa; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(171 161 170 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #aba1aa, #aba1a5); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Pastel Purple.

Questions

What color is #ABA1AA?: #ABA1AA is a gray, closest to the named color Foggy Plum. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #ABA1AA?: The RGB value is 171, 161, 170: 171 red, 161 green and 170 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #ABA1AA?: The complementary color is #A1ABA2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #ABA1AA?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.41:1 and white text 2.5:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.