What color is #ABA8B6?

#ABA8B6 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 #ABA8B6?

The RGB value is 171, 168, 182: 171 red, 168 green and 182 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #ABA8B6?

The complementary color is #B3B6A8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #ABA8B6?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.01:1 and white text 2.33:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#ABA8B6 color

#ABA8B6 rgb(171, 168, 182)

Shades of gray

The hex color #ABA8B6 is a light, grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 67.1% red, 65.9% green and 71.4% blue (171, 168, 182).

Its hue angle is 253°, with 9% saturation and 69% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 6% cyan, 8% magenta, 0% yellow and 29% black.

The closest named color is Nebulous December (#B3B2BF), a difference of 2.9 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.01:1).

#ABA8B6 color codes

HEX	`#ABA8B6`
RGB	`rgb(171, 168, 182)`
RGB percent	`rgb(67.1%, 65.9%, 71.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(253, 9%, 69%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(253, 8%, 71%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(6%, 8%, 0%, 29%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(69.5, 3.78, -6.79)`
CIE LCH	`lch(69.5, 7.77, 299.06)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(39.239, 40.041, 49.908)`
Decimal	`11249846`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #ABA8B6, 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 #ABA8B6	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.01:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.33:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#ABA8B6 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.33:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.01:1	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 #ABA8B6 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #aba8b6; }
.text { color: #aba8b6; }
.border { border: 2px solid #aba8b6; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(171 168 182 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #aba8b6, #b2a8b6); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Gray.

Questions

What color is #ABA8B6?: #ABA8B6 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 #ABA8B6?: The RGB value is 171, 168, 182: 171 red, 168 green and 182 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #ABA8B6?: The complementary color is #B3B6A8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #ABA8B6?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.01:1 and white text 2.33:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.