Palettes / Colors / #ABA89B

#ABA89B — Silver Grey

#ABA89B is a gray color we call Silver Grey, closest to the named color DarkGray (#A9A9A9). It belongs to the gray family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: darkgray (#A9A9A9) — not an exact match. CSS darkgray gives you #A9A9A9, a different color; use #ABA89B when you need this exact shade.

Sources: common names follow widely used color-name references; CSS keywords and their hex values follow the CSS Color specification.

#ABA89B is a neutral gray color associated with neutrality and professionalism. It sits comfortably in the middle: usable for large areas in soft schemes, or as a supporting color beside something stronger.

Its strongest partner is its complement #9B9EAB; it also sits naturally between #ABA09B and #A6AB9B. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

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Color values

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 67% · Green 66% · Blue 61%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 2% · Yellow 9% · Key 33%

CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.

Previews

CSS code for #ABA89B

.text { color: #ABA89B; }
.background { background-color: #ABA89B; }
.border { border: 3px solid #ABA89B; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(171, 168, 155); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(49, 9%, 64%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #ABA89B; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(171, 168, 155, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #ABA89B; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(171, 168, 155, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#ABA89B">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#ABA89B">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #9B9EAB:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #ABA89B: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #ABA89B

Text set with opacity blends into the background, so its real contrast is lower than the solid ratios above. Choose a text color and an opacity to see the blended color and its true ratio:

How #ABA89B looks with color blindness

Simulated with standard Machado color-vision-deficiency matrices — useful when this color carries meaning in charts, maps or interfaces:

Closest design-system colors

The nearest matches in the Tailwind CSS, Material Design and Bootstrap palettes — handy when you need a framework class instead of a raw hex:

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #ABA89B rather than the exact color:

Similar colors

The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:

Browse neighbouring colors

← #ABA89A  ·  #ABA89C →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #ABA89B?

#ABA89B is Silver Grey, a gray color (RGB 171, 168, 155). Its closest standard named color is DarkGray.

What is the RGB and HSL of #ABA89B?

#ABA89B is RGB 171, 168, 155 — HSL 49°, 9%, 64% — CMYK 0%, 2%, 9%, 33%.

What colors go with #ABA89B?

Its complement is #9B9EAB; analogous partners are #ABA09B and #A6AB9B. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #ABA89B for text?

Black text on #ABA89B has a contrast ratio of 8.81:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 2.38:1.