What color is #ABAA9D?

#ABAA9D is a gray, closest to the named color Humble Hippo. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #ABAA9D?

The RGB value is 171, 170, 157: 171 red, 170 green and 157 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #ABAA9D?

The complementary color is #9D9EAB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #ABAA9D?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.97:1 and white text 2.34:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#ABAA9D color

#ABAA9D rgb(171, 170, 157)

Shades of gray

The hex color #ABAA9D is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 67.1% red, 66.7% green and 61.6% blue (171, 170, 157).

Its hue angle is 56°, with 8% saturation and 64% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 1% magenta, 8% yellow and 33% black.

The closest named color is Humble Hippo (#AAAA99), a difference of 1.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.97:1).

#ABAA9D color codes

HEX	`#ABAA9D`
RGB	`rgb(171, 170, 157)`
RGB percent	`rgb(67.1%, 66.7%, 61.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(56, 8%, 64%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(56, 8%, 67%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 1%, 8%, 33%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(69.36, -2, 6.83)`
CIE LCH	`lch(69.36, 7.11, 106.33)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(37.254, 39.842, 37.619)`
Decimal	`11250333`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #ABAA9D, 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 #ABAA9D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.97:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.34:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#ABAA9D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.34:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.97:1	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 #ABAA9D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #abaa9d; }
.text { color: #abaa9d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #abaa9d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(171 170 157 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #abaa9d, #a5ab9d); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #ABAA9D?: #ABAA9D is a gray, closest to the named color Humble Hippo. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #ABAA9D?: The RGB value is 171, 170, 157: 171 red, 170 green and 157 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #ABAA9D?: The complementary color is #9D9EAB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #ABAA9D?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.97:1 and white text 2.34:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.