What color is #ABACB7?

#ABACB7 is a gray, closest to the named color Nebulous December. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #ABACB7?

The RGB value is 171, 172, 183: 171 red, 172 green and 183 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #ABACB7?

The complementary color is #B7B6AB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #ABACB7?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.32:1 and white text 2.25:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#ABACB7 color

#ABACB7 rgb(171, 172, 183)

Shades of gray

The hex color #ABACB7 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 67.1% red, 67.5% green and 71.8% blue (171, 172, 183).

Its hue angle is 235°, with 8% saturation and 69% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 7% cyan, 6% magenta, 0% yellow and 28% black.

The closest named color is Nebulous December (#B3B2BF), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.32:1).

#ABACB7 color codes

HEX	`#ABACB7`
RGB	`rgb(171, 172, 183)`
RGB percent	`rgb(67.1%, 67.5%, 71.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(235, 8%, 69%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(235, 7%, 72%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(7%, 6%, 0%, 28%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(70.58, 1.79, -5.74)`
CIE LCH	`lch(70.58, 6.01, 287.29)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(40.093, 41.582, 50.704)`
Decimal	`11250871`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #ABACB7, 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 #ABACB7	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.32:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.25:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#ABACB7 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.25:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.32:1	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 #ABACB7 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #abacb7; }
.text { color: #abacb7; }
.border { border: 2px solid #abacb7; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(171 172 183 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #abacb7, #b0abb7); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Gray.

Questions

What color is #ABACB7?: #ABACB7 is a gray, closest to the named color Nebulous December. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #ABACB7?: The RGB value is 171, 172, 183: 171 red, 172 green and 183 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #ABACB7?: The complementary color is #B7B6AB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #ABACB7?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.32:1 and white text 2.25:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.