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#ABA993 closest to Humble Hippo

#ABA993 is a light gray; the closest named color is Humble Hippo. In the RGB color model it is made of 67.1% red, 66.3% green and 57.6% blue (rgb(171, 169, 147)). Its HSL value is 55° hue, 12% saturation and 62% lightness, and in CMYK it is 0% cyan, 1% magenta, 14% yellow and 33% black. #ABA993 is a neutral color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 8.83:1.

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Variations of #ABA993

Shades

Mixed with black: richer and darker.

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Tints

Mixed with white: lighter and softer.

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Tones

Mixed with gray: calmer and more muted.

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Hues

The same lightness and chroma, rotated around the color wheel.

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Temperatures

Cooler on the left, warmer on the right.

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#ABA993 color harmonies

Complementary

The opposite hue — maximum contrast and energy.

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Split complementary

The two hues next to the complement — contrast with less tension.

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Analogous

Neighbouring hues — calm, cohesive and natural.

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Triadic

Three hues evenly spaced at 120° — vibrant yet balanced.

ABA99393ABA9A993AB
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Tetradic

Two complementary pairs — rich, best with one dominant color.

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Square

Four hues spaced at 90° — bold and playful.

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#ABA993 for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #ABA993 appears with each type of color vision deficiency (Machado 2009 model) — and to your dog. Try the dog vision simulator →

  • Dog vision 99% similarHow dogs see it · simulated as #AEA994
  • Protanopia 99% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #ADA792
  • Protanomaly 99% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #ADA892
  • Deuteranopia 99% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #AEA994
  • Deuteranomaly 99% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #ADA993
  • Tritanopia 94% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #AFA6A3
  • Tritanomaly 98% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #ACA89A
  • Achromatopsia 94% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #A8A8A8
  • Achromatomaly 95% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #A9A8A3

#ABA993 contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
2.38:1 Very poor#ABA993 text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
8.83:1 Very good#ABA993 text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#ABA993 in CSS

/* Humble Hippo */
.color { color: #ABA993; }
.background { background-color: #ABA993; }
.border { border: 1px solid #ABA993; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(171 169 147);
color: hsl(55 12% 62%);
color: oklch(0.730 0.031 102.9);

#ABA993 FAQ

What color is #ABA993?

#ABA993 is a light gray. Its closest named color is Humble Hippo. It belongs to the gray color family and is a neutral color.

What is the RGB value of #ABA993?

#ABA993 is rgb(171, 169, 147) in RGB, hsl(55, 12%, 62%) in HSL and cmyk(0%, 1%, 14%, 33%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #ABA993?

The complementary color of #ABA993 is #9395AB, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #ABA993?

Black text has the best contrast on #ABA993: 8.83:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #ABA993 a warm or cool color?

#ABA993 is a neutral color.