What color is #ABACAD?

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

What is the RGB value of #ABACAD?

The RGB value is 171, 172, 173: 171 red, 172 green and 173 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #ABACAD?

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

Is black or white text better on #ABACAD?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.24:1 and white text 2.27:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#ABACAD color

#ABACAD rgb(171, 172, 173)

Shades of gray

The hex color #ABACAD is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 67.1% red, 67.5% green and 67.8% blue (171, 172, 173).

Its hue angle is 210°, 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 Dark Gray (#A9A9A9), a difference of 1.1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.24:1).

#ABACAD color codes

HEX	`#ABACAD`
RGB	`rgb(171, 172, 173)`
RGB percent	`rgb(67.1%, 67.5%, 67.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(210, 1%, 67%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(210, 1%, 68%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(1%, 1%, 0%, 32%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(70.3, -0.16, -0.64)`
CIE LCH	`lch(70.3, 0.66, 255.55)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(39.089, 41.18, 45.416)`
Decimal	`11250861`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #ABACAD, 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 #ABACAD	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.24:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.27:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#ABACAD as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.27:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.24:1	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 #ABACAD looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #abacad; }
.text { color: #abacad; }
.border { border: 2px solid #abacad; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(171 172 173 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #abacad, #ababad); }

Background

Text color

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Questions

What color is #ABACAD?: #ABACAD is a gray, closest to the named color Dark Gray. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #ABACAD?: The RGB value is 171, 172, 173: 171 red, 172 green and 173 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #ABACAD?: The complementary color is #ADACAB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #ABACAD?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.24:1 and white text 2.27:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.