What color is #ABAEAE?

#ABAEAE 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 #ABAEAE?

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

What is the complementary color of #ABAEAE?

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

Is black or white text better on #ABAEAE?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.4:1 and white text 2.23:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#ABAEAE color

#ABAEAE rgb(171, 174, 174)

Shades of gray

The hex color #ABAEAE is a gray.

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

Its hue angle is 180°, with 2% saturation and 68% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 2% cyan, 0% magenta, 0% yellow and 32% black.

The closest named color is Elephant in the Room (#A8A9A8), a difference of 1.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.4:1).

#ABAEAE color codes

HEX	`#ABAEAE`
RGB	`rgb(171, 174, 174)`
RGB percent	`rgb(67.1%, 68.2%, 68.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(180, 2%, 68%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(180, 2%, 68%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(2%, 0%, 0%, 32%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(70.86, -1.06, -0.37)`
CIE LCH	`lch(70.86, 1.12, 199.31)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(39.569, 41.986, 46.056)`
Decimal	`11251374`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #ABAEAE, 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 #ABAEAE	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.4:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.23:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#ABAEAE as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.23:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.4:1	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 #ABAEAE looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

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

Background

Text color

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Questions

What color is #ABAEAE?: #ABAEAE 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 #ABAEAE?: The RGB value is 171, 174, 174: 171 red, 174 green and 174 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #ABAEAE?: The complementary color is #AEABAB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #ABAEAE?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.4:1 and white text 2.23:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.