Information about #ABA6AF color
Basic facts about this digital color
A muted, almost neutral grey, #ABA6AF floats near the light end of the scale. Designers typically reach for tones like this for clean interfaces where content needs room to breathe. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a hair away from Chrome Aluminum (#A8A9AD). Nearby in the Register you will also find Double Surrender (#A8AAAB) and Silver Chalice (#ACACAC).
Technically, the mix leans on its blue channel (rgb(171, 166, 175)), which gives #ABA6AF its character. If you plan to put text on a #ABA6AF background, choose black — the contrast ratio is 8.8:1 (passing WCAG AAA), while white manages only 2.4:1. Out of 16,777,216 possible colors, #ABA6AF is still unnamed — it can be claimed and named in The Official Register of Color Names.
#ABA6AF color variations
View this color variations of tints, shades, tones and hues.
#ABA6AF color tints
Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
#ABA6AF color shades
Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
#ABA6AF color tones
Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
#ABA6AF color hues
A hue refers to the basic neighbors of color and is variation of base color on the color wheel.
#ABA6AF 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.
Split complementary
Split complementary schemes are like complementary but they uses two adiacent colors of the complement. They are more flexible than complementary ones.
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.
Triadic
Triadic color schemes are created by picking three colors equally spaced on the color wheel. They appear quite contrasted and multicolored.
Tetradic
Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.
Square
Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.
Alternatives to #ABA6AF color
View adjacent and very similar colors.
Nearest named colors to #ABA6AF
The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.
#A8A9AD
#A8AAAB
#ACACAC
#A9A9A9
#B1A9B1
#A4A8B0
#A5A9B2
#B0ACAE
#ADAAA8
#A5ACAF
#AEAEAD
#ACAFB1
#ABA6AF color backgrounds & wallpapers
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Conversions between color systems and etc.
- HEX#ABA6AF
- RGB171, 166, 175
- CMYK2, 4, 0, 31
- CSSrgb(171, 166, 175)
- HSL273°, 5%, 67%
- HSL Precise273.333°, 5.325%, 66.863%
- HSV273°, 5%, 69%
- HSB273°, 5%, 69%
- Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.671
- Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.651
- Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.686
- GLSLvec3(0.671, 0.651, 0.686)
- GLSL with alphavec4(0.671, 0.651, 0.686, 1.000)
- HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.671, 0.651, 0.686)
- Percentage of Red in RGB67.1%
- Percentage of Green in RGB65.1%
- Percentage of Blue in RGB68.6%
- Color FamilyViolet
- Saturation FamilyDesaturated
- Lightness FamilyVery Light
- HEX IDABA6AF
- DECIMAL ID11249327
- Name LengthThis color has no name
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- Counting from2025-01-01
