What color is #ABACA7?

#ABACA7 is a gray, closest to the named color Steam Engine. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #ABACA7?

The RGB value is 171, 172, 167: 171 red, 172 green and 167 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #ABACA7?

The complementary color is #A8A7AC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #ABACA7?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.19:1 and white text 2.28:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#ABACA7 color

#ABACA7 rgb(171, 172, 167)

Shades of gray

The hex color #ABACA7 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 67.1% red, 67.5% green and 65.5% blue (171, 172, 167).

Its hue angle is 72°, with 3% saturation and 66% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 1% cyan, 0% magenta, 3% yellow and 33% black.

The closest named color is Steam Engine (#B2B2AD), a difference of 1.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.19:1).

#ABACA7 color codes

HEX	`#ABACA7`
RGB	`rgb(171, 172, 167)`
RGB percent	`rgb(67.1%, 67.5%, 65.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(72, 3%, 66%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(72, 3%, 67%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(1%, 0%, 3%, 33%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(70.14, -1.29, 2.44)`
CIE LCH	`lch(70.14, 2.76, 117.8)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(38.521, 40.953, 42.427)`
Decimal	`11250855`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #ABACA7, 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 #ABACA7	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.19:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.28:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#ABACA7 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.28:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.19:1	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 #ABACA7 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #abaca7; }
.text { color: #abaca7; }
.border { border: 2px solid #abaca7; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(171 172 167 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #abaca7, #a9aca7); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #ABACA7?: #ABACA7 is a gray, closest to the named color Steam Engine. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #ABACA7?: The RGB value is 171, 172, 167: 171 red, 172 green and 167 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #ABACA7?: The complementary color is #A8A7AC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #ABACA7?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.19:1 and white text 2.28:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.