What color is #ABA7BD?

#ABA7BD is a light, grayish violet, closest to the named color Nebulous December. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #ABA7BD?

The RGB value is 171, 167, 189: 171 red, 167 green and 189 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #ABA7BD?

The complementary color is #B9BDA7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #ABA7BD?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.99:1 and white text 2.33:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#ABA7BD color

#ABA7BD rgb(171, 167, 189)

Shades of gray

The hex color #ABA7BD is a light, grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 67.1% red, 65.5% green and 74.1% blue (171, 167, 189).

Its hue angle is 251°, with 14% saturation and 70% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 10% cyan, 12% magenta, 0% yellow and 26% black.

The closest named color is Nebulous December (#B3B2BF), a difference of 4.9 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.99:1).

#ABA7BD color codes

HEX	`#ABA7BD`
RGB	`rgb(171, 167, 189)`
RGB percent	`rgb(67.1%, 65.5%, 74.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(251, 14%, 70%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(251, 12%, 74%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(10%, 12%, 0%, 26%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(69.45, 5.75, -10.74)`
CIE LCH	`lch(69.45, 12.19, 298.15)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(39.797, 39.969, 53.752)`
Decimal	`11249597`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #ABA7BD, 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 #ABA7BD	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.99:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.33:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#ABA7BD as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.33:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.99:1	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 #ABA7BD looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #aba7bd; }
.text { color: #aba7bd; }
.border { border: 2px solid #aba7bd; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(171 167 189 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #aba7bd, #b6a7bd); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Pastel Purple.

Questions

What color is #ABA7BD?: #ABA7BD is a light, grayish violet, closest to the named color Nebulous December. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #ABA7BD?: The RGB value is 171, 167, 189: 171 red, 167 green and 189 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #ABA7BD?: The complementary color is #B9BDA7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #ABA7BD?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.99:1 and white text 2.33:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.