What color is #ABAAA3?

#ABAAA3 is a gray, closest to the named color Windless Morning. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #ABAAA3?

The RGB value is 171, 170, 163: 171 red, 170 green and 163 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #ABAAA3?

The complementary color is #A3A4AB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #ABAAA3?

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.

#ABAAA3 color

#ABAAA3 rgb(171, 170, 163)

Shades of gray

The hex color #ABAAA3 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 67.1% red, 66.7% green and 63.9% blue (171, 170, 163).

Its hue angle is 53°, with 5% saturation and 65% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 1% magenta, 5% yellow and 33% black.

The closest named color is Windless Morning (#ABA9A0), a difference of 1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

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

#ABAAA3 color codes

HEX	`#ABAAA3`
RGB	`rgb(171, 170, 163)`
RGB percent	`rgb(67.1%, 66.7%, 63.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(53, 5%, 65%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(53, 5%, 67%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 1%, 5%, 33%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(69.51, -0.93, 3.73)`
CIE LCH	`lch(69.51, 3.84, 104.07)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(37.779, 40.052, 40.384)`
Decimal	`11250339`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #ABAAA3, 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 #ABAAA3	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.01:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.33:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#ABAAA3 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 #ABAAA3 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #abaaa3; }
.text { color: #abaaa3; }
.border { border: 2px solid #abaaa3; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(171 170 163 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #abaaa3, #a8aba3); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #ABAAA3?: #ABAAA3 is a gray, closest to the named color Windless Morning. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #ABAAA3?: The RGB value is 171, 170, 163: 171 red, 170 green and 163 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #ABAAA3?: The complementary color is #A3A4AB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #ABAAA3?: 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.