What color is #ABA5BA?

#ABA5BA is a light, grayish violet, closest to the named color Machinery. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #ABA5BA?

The RGB value is 171, 165, 186: 171 red, 165 green and 186 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #ABA5BA?

The complementary color is #B4BAA5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #ABA5BA?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.82:1 and white text 2.38:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#ABA5BA color

#ABA5BA rgb(171, 165, 186)

Shades of gray

The hex color #ABA5BA is a light, grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 67.1% red, 64.7% green and 72.9% blue (171, 165, 186).

Its hue angle is 257°, with 13% saturation and 69% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 8% cyan, 11% magenta, 0% yellow and 27% black.

The closest named color is Machinery (#9999AA), a difference of 5.2 ΔE.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.82:1).

#ABA5BA color codes

HEX	`#ABA5BA`
RGB	`rgb(171, 165, 186)`
RGB percent	`rgb(67.1%, 64.7%, 72.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(257, 13%, 69%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(257, 11%, 73%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(8%, 11%, 0%, 27%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(68.83, 6.24, -10)`
CIE LCH	`lch(68.83, 11.79, 301.95)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(39.111, 39.113, 51.934)`
Decimal	`11249082`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #ABA5BA, 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 #ABA5BA	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.82:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.38:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#ABA5BA as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.38:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.82:1	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 #ABA5BA looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #aba5ba; }
.text { color: #aba5ba; }
.border { border: 2px solid #aba5ba; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(171 165 186 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #aba5ba, #b5a5ba); }

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Questions

What color is #ABA5BA?: #ABA5BA is a light, grayish violet, closest to the named color Machinery. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #ABA5BA?: The RGB value is 171, 165, 186: 171 red, 165 green and 186 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #ABA5BA?: The complementary color is #B4BAA5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #ABA5BA?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.82:1 and white text 2.38:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.