What color is #ABA99F?

#ABA99F is a gray, closest to the named color Windless Morning. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #ABA99F?

The RGB value is 171, 169, 159: 171 red, 169 green and 159 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #ABA99F?

The complementary color is #9FA1AB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #ABA99F?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.91:1 and white text 2.36:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#ABA99F color

#ABA99F rgb(171, 169, 159)

Shades of gray

The hex color #ABA99F is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 67.1% red, 66.3% green and 62.4% blue (171, 169, 159).

Its hue angle is 50°, with 7% saturation and 65% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 1% magenta, 7% yellow and 33% black.

The closest named color is Windless Morning (#ABA9A0), a difference of 0.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.91:1).

#ABA99F color codes

HEX	`#ABA99F`
RGB	`rgb(171, 169, 159)`
RGB percent	`rgb(67.1%, 66.3%, 62.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(50, 7%, 65%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(50, 7%, 67%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 1%, 7%, 33%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(69.14, -1.11, 5.41)`
CIE LCH	`lch(69.14, 5.52, 101.57)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(37.24, 39.537, 38.464)`
Decimal	`11250079`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #ABA99F, 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 #ABA99F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.91:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.36:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#ABA99F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.36:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.91:1	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 #ABA99F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #aba99f; }
.text { color: #aba99f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #aba99f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(171 169 159 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #aba99f, #a7ab9f); }

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Questions

What color is #ABA99F?: #ABA99F is a gray, closest to the named color Windless Morning. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #ABA99F?: The RGB value is 171, 169, 159: 171 red, 169 green and 159 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #ABA99F?: The complementary color is #9FA1AB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #ABA99F?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.91:1 and white text 2.36:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.