What color is #ABADB4?

#ABADB4 is a gray, closest to the named color Ultimate Gray. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #ABADB4?

The RGB value is 171, 173, 180: 171 red, 173 green and 180 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #ABADB4?

The complementary color is #B4B2AB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #ABADB4?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.37:1 and white text 2.24:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#ABADB4 color

#ABADB4 rgb(171, 173, 180)

Shades of gray

The hex color #ABADB4 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 67.1% red, 67.8% green and 70.6% blue (171, 173, 180).

Its hue angle is 227°, with 6% saturation and 69% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 5% cyan, 4% magenta, 0% yellow and 29% black.

The closest named color is Ultimate Gray (#A9A8A9), a difference of 3.4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.37:1).

#ABADB4 color codes

HEX	`#ABADB4`
RGB	`rgb(171, 173, 180)`
RGB percent	`rgb(67.1%, 67.8%, 70.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(227, 6%, 69%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(227, 5%, 71%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(5%, 4%, 0%, 29%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(70.76, 0.65, -3.82)`
CIE LCH	`lch(70.76, 3.88, 279.61)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(39.975, 41.84, 49.141)`
Decimal	`11251124`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #ABADB4, 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 #ABADB4	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.37:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.24:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#ABADB4 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.24:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.37:1	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 #ABADB4 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #abadb4; }
.text { color: #abadb4; }
.border { border: 2px solid #abadb4; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(171 173 180 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #abadb4, #adabb4); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #ABADB4?: #ABADB4 is a gray, closest to the named color Ultimate Gray. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #ABADB4?: The RGB value is 171, 173, 180: 171 red, 173 green and 180 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #ABADB4?: The complementary color is #B4B2AB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #ABADB4?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.37:1 and white text 2.24:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.