What color is #ABAABD?

#ABAABD is a light, grayish blue, closest to the named color Nebulous December. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #ABAABD?

The RGB value is 171, 170, 189: 171 red, 170 green and 189 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #ABAABD?

The complementary color is #BCBDAA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #ABAABD?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.22:1 and white text 2.28:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#ABAABD color

#ABAABD rgb(171, 170, 189)

Shades of gray

The hex color #ABAABD is a light, grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 67.1% red, 66.7% green and 74.1% blue (171, 170, 189).

Its hue angle is 243°, with 13% saturation and 70% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 10% cyan, 10% magenta, 0% yellow and 26% black.

The closest named color is Nebulous December (#B3B2BF), a difference of 3.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.22:1).

#ABAABD color codes

HEX	`#ABAABD`
RGB	`rgb(171, 170, 189)`
RGB percent	`rgb(67.1%, 66.7%, 74.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(243, 13%, 70%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(243, 10%, 74%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(10%, 10%, 0%, 26%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(70.23, 4.1, -9.57)`
CIE LCH	`lch(70.23, 10.41, 293.18)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(40.353, 41.081, 53.938)`
Decimal	`11250365`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #ABAABD, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #ABAABD	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.22:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.28:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#ABAABD as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.28:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.22:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #ABAABD looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #abaabd; }
.text { color: #abaabd; }
.border { border: 2px solid #abaabd; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(171 170 189 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #abaabd, #b4aabd); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Pastel Purple.

Questions

What color is #ABAABD?: #ABAABD is a light, grayish blue, closest to the named color Nebulous December. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #ABAABD?: The RGB value is 171, 170, 189: 171 red, 170 green and 189 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #ABAABD?: The complementary color is #BCBDAA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #ABAABD?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.22:1 and white text 2.28:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.