Information about #ABA9A6 color

#ABA9A6 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

The digital color #ABA9A6 is classified in the Register under the Orange Color Family, with Desaturated and Very Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(171, 169, 166) — 67.1% red, 66.3% green, 65.1% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 0 / 1 / 2 / 33. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

A muted, almost neutral grey, #ABA9A6 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 Subtle Gray (#ADAAA8). Nearby in the Register you will also find Atmosphere (#A8AAA6) and Dark Gray (#A9A9A9).

In RGB terms — rgb(171, 169, 166) — the red channel does the heavy lifting here. If you plan to put text on a #ABA9A6 background, choose black — the contrast ratio is 9.0:1 (passing WCAG AAA), while white manages only 2.3:1. Out of 16,777,216 possible colors, #ABA9A6 is still unnamed — it can be claimed and named in The Official Register of Color Names.

#ABA9A6 color variations

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

#ABA9A6 color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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Porcelain

#DDDCDB
#EEEDED

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White

#FFFFFF

#ABA9A6 color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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Black

#000000

#ABA9A6 color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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Grey

#808080

#ABA9A6 color hues

A hue refers to the basic neighbors of color and is variation of base color on the color wheel.
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#ABA9A6 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
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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
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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
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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
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Tetradic

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

Tetradic color scheme
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Square

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

Square color scheme
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Nearest named colors to #ABA9A6

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

Subtle Gray color link
Subtle Gray

#ADAAA8

Atmosphere color link
Atmosphere

#A8AAA6

Dark Gray color link
Dark Gray

#A9A9A9

Double Rakaia color link
Double Rakaia

#A9A5A5

Rustic Gray color link
Rustic Gray

#A6ABA5

Quick Silver color link
Quick Silver

#A6A6A6

Double Surrender color link
Double Surrender

#A8AAAB

Quarter Taupe Grey color link
Quarter Taupe Grey

#AFADA3

Quarter Friar Grey color link
Quarter Friar Grey

#A9A7A0

Silver Chalice color link
Silver Chalice

#ACACAC

Chrome Aluminum color link
Chrome Aluminum

#A8A9AD

Off Piste color link
Off Piste

#AFACA0

#ABA9A6 color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#ABA9A6
  • RGB171, 169, 166
  • CMYK0, 1, 2, 33
  • CSSrgb(171, 169, 166)
  • HSL36°, 3%, 66%
  • HSL Precise36°, 2.89%, 66.078%
  • HSV36°, 3%, 67%
  • HSB36°, 3%, 67%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.671
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.663
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.651
  • GLSLvec3(0.671, 0.663, 0.651)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.671, 0.663, 0.651, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.671, 0.663, 0.651)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB67.1%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB66.3%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB65.1%
  • Color Family (Hue)Orange
  • Saturation FamilyDesaturated
  • Lightness FamilyVery Light
  • HEX IDABA9A6
  • DECIMAL ID11250086
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • This page visited6 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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