What color is #ABA2AD?

#ABA2AD is a gray, closest to the named color Foggy Plum. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #ABA2AD?

The RGB value is 171, 162, 173: 171 red, 162 green and 173 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #ABA2AD?

The complementary color is #A4ADA2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #ABA2AD?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.5:1 and white text 2.47:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#ABA2AD color

#ABA2AD rgb(171, 162, 173)

Shades of gray

The hex color #ABA2AD is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 67.1% red, 63.5% green and 67.8% blue (171, 162, 173).

Its hue angle is 289°, with 6% saturation and 66% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 1% cyan, 6% magenta, 0% yellow and 32% black.

The closest named color is Foggy Plum (#B7A5AD), a difference of 4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.5:1).

#ABA2AD color codes

HEX	`#ABA2AD`
RGB	`rgb(171, 162, 173)`
RGB percent	`rgb(67.1%, 63.5%, 67.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(289, 6%, 66%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(289, 6%, 68%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(1%, 6%, 0%, 32%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(67.66, 5.31, -4.52)`
CIE LCH	`lch(67.66, 6.97, 319.63)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(37.257, 37.516, 44.806)`
Decimal	`11248301`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #ABA2AD, 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 #ABA2AD	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.5:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.47:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#ABA2AD as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.47:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.5:1	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 #ABA2AD looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #aba2ad; }
.text { color: #aba2ad; }
.border { border: 2px solid #aba2ad; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(171 162 173 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #aba2ad, #ada2aa); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Pastel Purple.

Questions

What color is #ABA2AD?: #ABA2AD is a gray, closest to the named color Foggy Plum. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #ABA2AD?: The RGB value is 171, 162, 173: 171 red, 162 green and 173 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #ABA2AD?: The complementary color is #A4ADA2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #ABA2AD?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.5:1 and white text 2.47:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.