Palettes / Colors / #ABAABA

#ABAABA — Silver Grey

#ABAABA 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 #ABAABA 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.

#ABAABA 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 #B9BAAB; it also sits naturally between #ABB1BA and #B4ABBA. 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 67% · Blue 73%

Cyan 8% · Magenta 9% · Yellow 0% · Key 27%

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

Previews

CSS code for #ABAABA

.text { color: #ABAABA; }
.background { background-color: #ABAABA; }
.border { border: 3px solid #ABAABA; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(171, 170, 186); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(244, 10%, 70%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #ABAABA; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(171, 170, 186, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #ABAABA; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(171, 170, 186, 0.8); }

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

Shades of #ABAABA

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #B9BAAB:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #ABAABA: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #ABAABA

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 #ABAABA 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 #ABAABA 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

← #ABAAB9  ·  #ABAABB →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #ABAABA?

#ABAABA is Silver Grey, a gray color (RGB 171, 170, 186). Its closest standard named color is DarkGray.

What is the RGB and HSL of #ABAABA?

#ABAABA is RGB 171, 170, 186 — HSL 244°, 10%, 70% — CMYK 8%, 9%, 0%, 27%.

What colors go with #ABAABA?

Its complement is #B9BAAB; analogous partners are #ABB1BA and #B4ABBA. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #ABAABA for text?

Black text on #ABAABA has a contrast ratio of 9.19:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 2.28:1.