What color is #ABAEA4?

#ABAEA4 is a gray, closest to the named color Pigeon. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #ABAEA4?

The RGB value is 171, 174, 164: 171 red, 174 green and 164 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #ABAEA4?

The complementary color is #A7A4AE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #ABAEA4?

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.

#ABAEA4 color

#ABAEA4 rgb(171, 174, 164)

Shades of gray

The hex color #ABAEA4 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 67.1% red, 68.2% green and 64.3% blue (171, 174, 164).

Its hue angle is 78°, with 6% saturation and 66% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 2% cyan, 0% magenta, 6% yellow and 32% black.

The closest named color is Pigeon (#A9AFAA), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

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

#ABAEA4 color codes

HEX	`#ABAEA4`
RGB	`rgb(171, 174, 164)`
RGB percent	`rgb(67.1%, 68.2%, 64.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(78, 6%, 66%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(78, 6%, 68%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(2%, 0%, 6%, 32%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(70.6, -2.91, 4.76)`
CIE LCH	`lch(70.6, 5.58, 121.48)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(38.63, 41.61, 41.111)`
Decimal	`11251364`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #ABAEA4, 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 #ABAEA4	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.32:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.25:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#ABAEA4 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 #ABAEA4 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #abaea4; }
.text { color: #abaea4; }
.border { border: 2px solid #abaea4; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(171 174 164 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #abaea4, #a6aea4); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Greige.

Questions

What color is #ABAEA4?: #ABAEA4 is a gray, closest to the named color Pigeon. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #ABAEA4?: The RGB value is 171, 174, 164: 171 red, 174 green and 164 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #ABAEA4?: The complementary color is #A7A4AE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #ABAEA4?: 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.