What color is #ABADAE?

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

What is the RGB value of #ABADAE?

The RGB value is 171, 173, 174: 171 red, 173 green and 174 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #ABADAE?

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

Is black or white text better on #ABADAE?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.32:1 and white text 2.25:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#ABADAE color

#ABADAE rgb(171, 173, 174)

Shades of gray

The hex color #ABADAE is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 67.1% red, 67.8% green and 68.2% blue (171, 173, 174).

Its hue angle is 200°, with 2% saturation and 68% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 2% cyan, 1% magenta, 0% yellow and 32% black.

The closest named color is Dark Gray (#A9A9A9), a difference of 1.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.32:1).

#ABADAE color codes

HEX	`#ABADAE`
RGB	`rgb(171, 173, 174)`
RGB percent	`rgb(67.1%, 67.8%, 68.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(200, 2%, 68%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(200, 2%, 68%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(2%, 1%, 0%, 32%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(70.59, -0.52, -0.76)`
CIE LCH	`lch(70.59, 0.92, 235.83)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(39.377, 41.601, 45.992)`
Decimal	`11251118`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #ABADAE, 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 #ABADAE	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.32:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.25:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#ABADAE as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.25:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.32:1	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 #ABADAE looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #abadae; }
.text { color: #abadae; }
.border { border: 2px solid #abadae; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(171 173 174 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #abadae, #abacae); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #ABADAE?: #ABADAE is a gray, closest to the named color Dark Gray. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #ABADAE?: The RGB value is 171, 173, 174: 171 red, 173 green and 174 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #ABADAE?: The complementary color is #AEACAB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #ABADAE?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.32:1 and white text 2.25:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.