What color is #ABA2B3?

#ABA2B3 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 #ABA2B3?

The RGB value is 171, 162, 179: 171 red, 162 green and 179 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #ABA2B3?

The complementary color is #AAB3A2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #ABA2B3?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.55:1 and white text 2.46:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#ABA2B3 color

#ABA2B3 rgb(171, 162, 179)

Shades of gray

The hex color #ABA2B3 is a light, grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 67.1% red, 63.5% green and 70.2% blue (171, 162, 179).

Its hue angle is 272°, with 10% saturation and 67% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 4% cyan, 9% magenta, 0% yellow and 30% black.

The closest named color is Pastel Purple (#B39EB5), a difference of 4.9 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.55:1).

#ABA2B3 color codes

HEX	`#ABA2B3`
RGB	`rgb(171, 162, 179)`
RGB percent	`rgb(67.1%, 63.5%, 70.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(272, 10%, 67%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(272, 9%, 70%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(4%, 9%, 0%, 30%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(67.84, 6.49, -7.59)`
CIE LCH	`lch(67.84, 9.99, 310.5)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(37.85, 37.753, 47.932)`
Decimal	`11248307`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #ABA2B3, 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 #ABA2B3	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.55:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.46:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#ABA2B3 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.46:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.55:1	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 #ABA2B3 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #aba2b3; }
.text { color: #aba2b3; }
.border { border: 2px solid #aba2b3; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(171 162 179 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #aba2b3, #b3a2b3); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #ABA2B3?: #ABA2B3 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 #ABA2B3?: The RGB value is 171, 162, 179: 171 red, 162 green and 179 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #ABA2B3?: The complementary color is #AAB3A2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #ABA2B3?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.55:1 and white text 2.46:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.