What color is #ABA6B3?

#ABA6B3 is a gray, closest to the named color Nebulous December. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #ABA6B3?

The RGB value is 171, 166, 179: 171 red, 166 green and 179 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #ABA6B3?

The complementary color is #AEB3A6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #ABA6B3?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.84:1 and white text 2.38:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#ABA6B3 color

#ABA6B3 rgb(171, 166, 179)

Shades of gray

The hex color #ABA6B3 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 67.1% red, 65.1% green and 70.2% blue (171, 166, 179).

Its hue angle is 263°, with 8% saturation and 68% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 4% cyan, 7% magenta, 0% yellow and 30% black.

The closest named color is Nebulous December (#B3B2BF), a difference of 3.7 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.84:1).

#ABA6B3 color codes

HEX	`#ABA6B3`
RGB	`rgb(171, 166, 179)`
RGB percent	`rgb(67.1%, 65.1%, 70.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(263, 8%, 68%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(263, 7%, 70%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(4%, 7%, 0%, 30%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(68.89, 4.28, -6.04)`
CIE LCH	`lch(68.89, 7.4, 305.3)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(38.566, 39.185, 48.171)`
Decimal	`11249331`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #ABA6B3, 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 #ABA6B3	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.84:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.38:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#ABA6B3 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.38:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.84:1	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 #ABA6B3 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #aba6b3; }
.text { color: #aba6b3; }
.border { border: 2px solid #aba6b3; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(171 166 179 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #aba6b3, #b2a6b3); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Gray.

Questions

What color is #ABA6B3?: #ABA6B3 is a gray, closest to the named color Nebulous December. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #ABA6B3?: The RGB value is 171, 166, 179: 171 red, 166 green and 179 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #ABA6B3?: The complementary color is #AEB3A6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #ABA6B3?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.84:1 and white text 2.38:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.