Information about #ABA9AF color

#ABA9AF color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#ABA9AF falls into the Violet Color Family — Desaturated, Very Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(171, 169, 175) — 67.1% red, 66.3% green, 68.6% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 2 / 2 / 0 / 31. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

The color #ABA9AF reads as a muted, almost neutral grey and has a delicate, washed-out lightness. Designers typically reach for tones like this for minimalist layouts, soft backgrounds and pastel palettes. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a hair away from Chrome Aluminum (#A8A9AD). Slightly further away sit Silver Chalice (#ACACAC) and Double Surrender (#A8AAAB).

In RGB terms — rgb(171, 169, 175) — the blue channel does the heavy lifting here. Accessibility-wise, black text works best on #ABA9AF: 9.0:1 contrast (passing WCAG AAA) versus 2.3:1 for white. No one has named #ABA9AF so far. Register a name for it and it becomes a permanent record.

#ABA9AF color variations

View this color variations of tints, shades, tones and hues.

#ABA9AF color harmonies

Color harmonies are pleasing color schemes created according to their position on a color wheel.

Complementary

Complementary color schemes are made by picking two opposite colors con the color wheel. They appear vibrant near to each other.

Complementary color schemes

Split complementary

Split complementary schemes are like complementary but they uses two adiacent colors of the complement. They are more flexible than complementary ones.

Split complementary color scheme

Analogous

Analogous color schemes are made by picking three colors that are next to each other on the color wheel. They are perceived as calm and serene.

Analogous color scheme

Triadic

Triadic color schemes are created by picking three colors equally spaced on the color wheel. They appear quite contrasted and multicolored.

Triadic color scheme

Tetradic

Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.

Tetradic color scheme

Square

Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.

Square color scheme

Nearest named colors to #ABA9AF

The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.

Ajay color link
Ajay

#B0ACAE

Bombay color link
Bombay

#AEAEAD

Dark Gray color link
Dark Gray

#A9A9A9

Metro color link
Metro

#ACAFB1

Mischka color link
Mischka

#A5A9B2

Titans Grey color link
Titans Grey

#A5ACAF

Freestyling color link
Freestyling

#A4A8B0

Subtle Gray color link
Subtle Gray

#ADAAA8

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#ABA9AF
  • RGB171, 169, 175
  • CMYK2, 2, 0, 31
  • CSSrgb(171, 169, 175)
  • HSL260°, 4%, 67%
  • HSL Precise260°, 3.614%, 67.451%
  • HSV260°, 3%, 69%
  • HSB260°, 3%, 69%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.671
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.663
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.686
  • GLSLvec3(0.671, 0.663, 0.686)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.671, 0.663, 0.686, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.671, 0.663, 0.686)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB67.1%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB66.3%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB68.6%
  • Color FamilyViolet
  • Saturation FamilyDesaturated
  • Lightness FamilyVery Light
  • HEX IDABA9AF
  • DECIMAL ID11250095
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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  • Counting from2025-01-01