What color is #ABAFA8?

#ABAFA8 is a gray, closest to the named color Pigeon. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #ABAFA8?

The RGB value is 171, 175, 168: 171 red, 175 green and 168 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #ABAFA8?

The complementary color is #ACA8AF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #ABAFA8?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.43:1 and white text 2.23:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#ABAFA8 color

#ABAFA8 rgb(171, 175, 168)

Shades of gray

The hex color #ABAFA8 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 67.1% red, 68.6% green and 65.9% blue (171, 175, 168).

Its hue angle is 94°, with 4% saturation and 67% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 2% cyan, 0% magenta, 4% yellow and 31% black.

The closest named color is Pigeon (#A9AFAA), a difference of 1.2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.43:1).

#ABAFA8 color codes

HEX	`#ABAFA8`
RGB	`rgb(171, 175, 168)`
RGB percent	`rgb(67.1%, 68.6%, 65.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(94, 4%, 67%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(94, 4%, 69%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(2%, 0%, 4%, 31%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(70.97, -2.72, 3.09)`
CIE LCH	`lch(70.97, 4.12, 131.36)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(39.191, 42.145, 43.108)`
Decimal	`11251624`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #ABAFA8, 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 #ABAFA8	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.43:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.23:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#ABAFA8 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.23:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.43:1	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 #ABAFA8 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #abafa8; }
.text { color: #abafa8; }
.border { border: 2px solid #abafa8; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(171 175 168 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #abafa8, #a8afa9); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Gray.

Questions

What color is #ABAFA8?: #ABAFA8 is a gray, closest to the named color Pigeon. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #ABAFA8?: The RGB value is 171, 175, 168: 171 red, 175 green and 168 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #ABAFA8?: The complementary color is #ACA8AF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #ABAFA8?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.43:1 and white text 2.23:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.