What color is #ABADBA?

#ABADBA 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 #ABADBA?

The RGB value is 171, 173, 186: 171 red, 173 green and 186 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #ABADBA?

The complementary color is #BAB8AB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #ABADBA?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.42:1 and white text 2.23:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#ABADBA color

#ABADBA rgb(171, 173, 186)

Shades of gray

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

In the RGB color model it is made of 67.1% red, 67.8% green and 72.9% blue (171, 173, 186).

Its hue angle is 232°, with 10% saturation and 70% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 8% cyan, 7% magenta, 0% yellow and 27% black.

The closest named color is Nebulous December (#B3B2BF), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.42:1).

#ABADBA color codes

HEX	`#ABADBA`
RGB	`rgb(171, 173, 186)`
RGB percent	`rgb(67.1%, 67.8%, 72.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(232, 10%, 70%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(232, 8%, 73%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(8%, 7%, 0%, 27%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(70.93, 1.85, -6.88)`
CIE LCH	`lch(70.93, 7.12, 285.02)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(40.599, 42.09, 52.43)`
Decimal	`11251130`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #ABADBA, 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 #ABADBA	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.42:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.23:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#ABADBA as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.23:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.42:1	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 #ABADBA looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #abadba; }
.text { color: #abadba; }
.border { border: 2px solid #abadba; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(171 173 186 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #abadba, #b0abba); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Gray.

Questions

What color is #ABADBA?: #ABADBA 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 #ABADBA?: The RGB value is 171, 173, 186: 171 red, 173 green and 186 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #ABADBA?: The complementary color is #BAB8AB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #ABADBA?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.42:1 and white text 2.23:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.