What color is #ABA4BA?

#ABA4BA 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 #ABA4BA?

The RGB value is 171, 164, 186: 171 red, 164 green and 186 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #ABA4BA?

The complementary color is #B3BAA4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #ABA4BA?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.75:1 and white text 2.4:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#ABA4BA color

#ABA4BA rgb(171, 164, 186)

Shades of gray

The hex color #ABA4BA is a light, grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 67.1% red, 64.3% green and 72.9% blue (171, 164, 186).

Its hue angle is 259°, with 14% saturation and 69% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 8% cyan, 12% magenta, 0% yellow and 27% black.

The closest named color is Pastel Purple (#B39EB5), a difference of 5.2 ΔE.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.75:1).

#ABA4BA color codes

HEX	`#ABA4BA`
RGB	`rgb(171, 164, 186)`
RGB percent	`rgb(67.1%, 64.3%, 72.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(259, 14%, 69%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(259, 12%, 73%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(8%, 12%, 0%, 27%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(68.57, 6.79, -10.39)`
CIE LCH	`lch(68.57, 12.41, 303.17)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(38.931, 38.754, 51.874)`
Decimal	`11248826`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #ABA4BA, 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 #ABA4BA	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.75:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.4:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#ABA4BA as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.4:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.75:1	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 #ABA4BA looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #aba4ba; }
.text { color: #aba4ba; }
.border { border: 2px solid #aba4ba; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(171 164 186 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #aba4ba, #b6a4ba); }

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Questions

What color is #ABA4BA?: #ABA4BA 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 #ABA4BA?: The RGB value is 171, 164, 186: 171 red, 164 green and 186 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #ABA4BA?: The complementary color is #B3BAA4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #ABA4BA?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.75:1 and white text 2.4:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.