What color is #ABA1B7?

#ABA1B7 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 #ABA1B7?

The RGB value is 171, 161, 183: 171 red, 161 green and 183 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #ABA1B7?

The complementary color is #ADB7A1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #ABA1B7?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.51:1 and white text 2.47:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#ABA1B7 color

#ABA1B7 rgb(171, 161, 183)

Shades of gray

The hex color #ABA1B7 is a light, grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 67.1% red, 63.1% green and 71.8% blue (171, 161, 183).

Its hue angle is 267°, with 13% saturation and 67% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 7% cyan, 12% magenta, 0% yellow and 28% black.

The closest named color is Pastel Purple (#B39EB5), a difference of 3.9 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.51:1).

#ABA1B7 color codes

HEX	`#ABA1B7`
RGB	`rgb(171, 161, 183)`
RGB percent	`rgb(67.1%, 63.1%, 71.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(267, 13%, 67%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(267, 12%, 72%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(7%, 12%, 0%, 28%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(67.7, 7.84, -10.03)`
CIE LCH	`lch(67.7, 12.73, 308.03)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(38.085, 37.567, 50.035)`
Decimal	`11248055`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #ABA1B7, 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 #ABA1B7	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.51:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.47:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#ABA1B7 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.47:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.51:1	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 #ABA1B7 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #aba1b7; }
.text { color: #aba1b7; }
.border { border: 2px solid #aba1b7; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(171 161 183 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #aba1b7, #b6a1b7); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #ABA1B7?: #ABA1B7 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 #ABA1B7?: The RGB value is 171, 161, 183: 171 red, 161 green and 183 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #ABA1B7?: The complementary color is #ADB7A1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #ABA1B7?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.51:1 and white text 2.47:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.