What color is #ABA8B0?

#ABA8B0 is a gray, closest to the named color Nebulous December. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #ABA8B0?

The RGB value is 171, 168, 176: 171 red, 168 green and 176 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #ABA8B0?

The complementary color is #ADB0A8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #ABA8B0?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.96:1 and white text 2.34:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#ABA8B0 color

#ABA8B0 rgb(171, 168, 176)

Shades of gray

The hex color #ABA8B0 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 67.1% red, 65.9% green and 69% blue (171, 168, 176).

Its hue angle is 262°, with 5% saturation and 67% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 3% cyan, 5% magenta, 0% yellow and 31% black.

The closest named color is Nebulous December (#B3B2BF), a difference of 3.6 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.96:1).

#ABA8B0 color codes

HEX	`#ABA8B0`
RGB	`rgb(171, 168, 176)`
RGB percent	`rgb(67.1%, 65.9%, 69%)`
HSL	`hsl(262, 5%, 67%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(262, 5%, 69%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(3%, 5%, 0%, 31%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(69.33, 2.59, -3.73)`
CIE LCH	`lch(69.33, 4.54, 304.81)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(38.632, 39.798, 46.712)`
Decimal	`11249840`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #ABA8B0, 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 #ABA8B0	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.96:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.34:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#ABA8B0 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.34:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.96:1	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 #ABA8B0 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #aba8b0; }
.text { color: #aba8b0; }
.border { border: 2px solid #aba8b0; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(171 168 176 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #aba8b0, #afa8b0); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #ABA8B0?: #ABA8B0 is a gray, closest to the named color Nebulous December. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #ABA8B0?: The RGB value is 171, 168, 176: 171 red, 168 green and 176 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #ABA8B0?: The complementary color is #ADB0A8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #ABA8B0?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.96:1 and white text 2.34:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.