What color is #ABABAD?

#ABABAD is a gray, closest to the named color Ultimate Gray. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #ABABAD?

The RGB value is 171, 171, 173: 171 red, 171 green and 173 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #ABABAD?

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

Is black or white text better on #ABABAD?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.16:1 and white text 2.29:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#ABABAD color

#ABABAD rgb(171, 171, 173)

Shades of gray

The hex color #ABABAD is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 67.1% red, 67.1% green and 67.8% blue (171, 171, 173).

Its hue angle is 240°, with 1% saturation and 67% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 1% cyan, 1% magenta, 0% yellow and 32% black.

The closest named color is Ultimate Gray (#A9A8A9), a difference of 1.1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.16:1).

#ABABAD color codes

HEX	`#ABABAD`
RGB	`rgb(171, 171, 173)`
RGB percent	`rgb(67.1%, 67.1%, 67.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(240, 1%, 67%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(240, 1%, 68%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(1%, 1%, 0%, 32%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(70.04, 0.38, -1.03)`
CIE LCH	`lch(70.04, 1.09, 290.28)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(38.899, 40.801, 45.353)`
Decimal	`11250605`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #ABABAD, 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 #ABABAD	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.16:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.29:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#ABABAD as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.29:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.16:1	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 #ABABAD looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #ababad; }
.text { color: #ababad; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ababad; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(171 171 173 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #ababad, #acabad); }

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Questions

What color is #ABABAD?: #ABABAD is a gray, closest to the named color Ultimate Gray. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #ABABAD?: The RGB value is 171, 171, 173: 171 red, 171 green and 173 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #ABABAD?: The complementary color is #ADADAB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #ABABAD?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.16:1 and white text 2.29:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.