What color is #ABA3AF?

#ABA3AF is a gray, closest to the named color Foggy Plum. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #ABA3AF?

The RGB value is 171, 163, 175: 171 red, 163 green and 175 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #ABA3AF?

The complementary color is #A7AFA3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #ABA3AF?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.59:1 and white text 2.44:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#ABA3AF color

#ABA3AF rgb(171, 163, 175)

Shades of gray

The hex color #ABA3AF is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 67.1% red, 63.9% green and 68.6% blue (171, 163, 175).

Its hue angle is 280°, with 7% saturation and 66% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 2% cyan, 7% magenta, 0% yellow and 31% black.

The closest named color is Foggy Plum (#B7A5AD), a difference of 4.4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.59:1).

#ABA3AF color codes

HEX	`#ABA3AF`
RGB	`rgb(171, 163, 175)`
RGB percent	`rgb(67.1%, 63.9%, 68.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(280, 7%, 66%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(280, 7%, 69%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(2%, 7%, 0%, 31%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(67.98, 5.15, -5.16)`
CIE LCH	`lch(67.98, 7.28, 314.95)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(37.628, 37.948, 45.891)`
Decimal	`11248559`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #ABA3AF, 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 #ABA3AF	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.59:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.44:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#ABA3AF as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.44:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.59:1	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 #ABA3AF looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #aba3af; }
.text { color: #aba3af; }
.border { border: 2px solid #aba3af; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(171 163 175 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #aba3af, #afa3ad); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Pastel Purple.

Questions

What color is #ABA3AF?: #ABA3AF is a gray, closest to the named color Foggy Plum. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #ABA3AF?: The RGB value is 171, 163, 175: 171 red, 163 green and 175 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #ABA3AF?: The complementary color is #A7AFA3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #ABA3AF?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.59:1 and white text 2.44:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.