What color is #ABAEA2?

#ABAEA2 is a gray, closest to the named color Moorland. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #ABAEA2?

The RGB value is 171, 174, 162: 171 red, 174 green and 162 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #ABAEA2?

The complementary color is #A5A2AE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #ABAEA2?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.31:1 and white text 2.26:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#ABAEA2 color

#ABAEA2 rgb(171, 174, 162)

Shades of gray

The hex color #ABAEA2 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 67.1% red, 68.2% green and 63.5% blue (171, 174, 162).

Its hue angle is 75°, with 7% saturation and 66% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 2% cyan, 0% magenta, 7% yellow and 32% black.

The closest named color is Moorland (#A6AB9B), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.31:1).

#ABAEA2 color codes

HEX	`#ABAEA2`
RGB	`rgb(171, 174, 162)`
RGB percent	`rgb(67.1%, 68.2%, 63.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(75, 7%, 66%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(75, 7%, 68%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(2%, 0%, 7%, 32%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(70.55, -3.27, 5.79)`
CIE LCH	`lch(70.55, 6.65, 119.49)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(38.451, 41.539, 40.167)`
Decimal	`11251362`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #ABAEA2, 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 #ABAEA2	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.31:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.26:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#ABAEA2 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.26:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.31:1	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 #ABAEA2 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #abaea2; }
.text { color: #abaea2; }
.border { border: 2px solid #abaea2; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(171 174 162 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #abaea2, #a5aea2); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Greige.

Questions

What color is #ABAEA2?: #ABAEA2 is a gray, closest to the named color Moorland. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #ABAEA2?: The RGB value is 171, 174, 162: 171 red, 174 green and 162 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #ABAEA2?: The complementary color is #A5A2AE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #ABAEA2?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.31:1 and white text 2.26:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.