What color is #ABA29E?

#ABA29E is a gray, closest to the named color Muted Mauve. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #ABA29E?

The RGB value is 171, 162, 158: 171 red, 162 green and 158 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #ABA29E?

The complementary color is #9EA7AB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #ABA29E?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.39:1 and white text 2.5:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#ABA29E color

#ABA29E rgb(171, 162, 158)

Shades of gray

The hex color #ABA29E is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 67.1% red, 63.5% green and 62% blue (171, 162, 158).

Its hue angle is 18°, with 7% saturation and 65% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 5% magenta, 8% yellow and 33% black.

The closest named color is Muted Mauve (#B3A9A3), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.39:1).

#ABA29E color codes

HEX	`#ABA29E`
RGB	`rgb(171, 162, 158)`
RGB percent	`rgb(67.1%, 63.5%, 62%)`
HSL	`hsl(18, 7%, 65%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(18, 8%, 67%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 5%, 8%, 33%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(67.25, 2.53, 3.24)`
CIE LCH	`lch(67.25, 4.11, 51.99)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(35.886, 36.968, 37.586)`
Decimal	`11248286`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #ABA29E, 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 #ABA29E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.39:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.5:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#ABA29E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.5:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.39:1	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 #ABA29E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #aba29e; }
.text { color: #aba29e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #aba29e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(171 162 158 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #aba29e, #aba99e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Gray.

Questions

What color is #ABA29E?: #ABA29E is a gray, closest to the named color Muted Mauve. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #ABA29E?: The RGB value is 171, 162, 158: 171 red, 162 green and 158 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #ABA29E?: The complementary color is #9EA7AB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #ABA29E?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.39:1 and white text 2.5:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.