What color is #ABA4A1?

#ABA4A1 is a gray, closest to the named color Muted Mauve. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #ABA4A1?

The RGB value is 171, 164, 161: 171 red, 164 green and 161 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #ABA4A1?

The complementary color is #A1A8AB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #ABA4A1?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.56:1 and white text 2.45:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#ABA4A1 color

#ABA4A1 rgb(171, 164, 161)

Shades of gray

The hex color #ABA4A1 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 67.1% red, 64.3% green and 63.1% blue (171, 164, 161).

Its hue angle is 18°, with 6% saturation and 65% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 4% magenta, 6% yellow and 33% black.

The closest named color is Muted Mauve (#B3A9A3), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.56:1).

#ABA4A1 color codes

HEX	`#ABA4A1`
RGB	`rgb(171, 164, 161)`
RGB percent	`rgb(67.1%, 64.3%, 63.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(18, 6%, 65%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(18, 6%, 67%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 4%, 6%, 33%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(67.86, 1.97, 2.45)`
CIE LCH	`lch(67.86, 3.15, 51.18)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(36.502, 37.782, 39.081)`
Decimal	`11248801`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #ABA4A1, 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 #ABA4A1	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.56:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.45:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#ABA4A1 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.45:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.56:1	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 #ABA4A1 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #aba4a1; }
.text { color: #aba4a1; }
.border { border: 2px solid #aba4a1; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(171 164 161 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #aba4a1, #aba9a1); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Gray.

Questions

What color is #ABA4A1?: #ABA4A1 is a gray, closest to the named color Muted Mauve. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #ABA4A1?: The RGB value is 171, 164, 161: 171 red, 164 green and 161 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #ABA4A1?: The complementary color is #A1A8AB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #ABA4A1?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.56:1 and white text 2.45:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.