What color is #ABAEAC?

#ABAEAC is a gray, closest to the named color Elephant in the Room. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #ABAEAC?

The RGB value is 171, 174, 172: 171 red, 174 green and 172 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #ABAEAC?

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

Is black or white text better on #ABAEAC?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.38:1 and white text 2.24:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#ABAEAC color

#ABAEAC rgb(171, 174, 172)

Shades of gray

The hex color #ABAEAC is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 67.1% red, 68.2% green and 67.5% blue (171, 174, 172).

Its hue angle is 140°, with 2% saturation and 68% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 2% cyan, 0% magenta, 1% yellow and 32% black.

The closest named color is Elephant in the Room (#A8A9A8), a difference of 1.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.38:1).

#ABAEAC color codes

HEX	`#ABAEAC`
RGB	`rgb(171, 174, 172)`
RGB percent	`rgb(67.1%, 68.2%, 67.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(140, 2%, 68%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(140, 2%, 68%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(2%, 0%, 1%, 32%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(70.81, -1.44, 0.65)`
CIE LCH	`lch(70.81, 1.58, 155.55)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(39.376, 41.909, 45.036)`
Decimal	`11251372`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #ABAEAC, 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 #ABAEAC	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.38:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.24:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#ABAEAC as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.24:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.38:1	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 #ABAEAC looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #abaeac; }
.text { color: #abaeac; }
.border { border: 2px solid #abaeac; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(171 174 172 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #abaeac, #abaeae); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #ABAEAC?: #ABAEAC is a gray, closest to the named color Elephant in the Room. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #ABAEAC?: The RGB value is 171, 174, 172: 171 red, 174 green and 172 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #ABAEAC?: The complementary color is #AEABAD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #ABAEAC?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.38:1 and white text 2.24:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.