What color is #ABADBF?

#ABADBF 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 #ABADBF?

The RGB value is 171, 173, 191: 171 red, 173 green and 191 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #ABADBF?

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

Is black or white text better on #ABADBF?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.46:1 and white text 2.22:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#ABADBF color

#ABADBF rgb(171, 173, 191)

Shades of gray

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

In the RGB color model it is made of 67.1% red, 67.8% green and 74.9% blue (171, 173, 191).

Its hue angle is 234°, with 14% saturation and 71% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 10% cyan, 9% magenta, 0% yellow and 25% black.

The closest named color is Nebulous December (#B3B2BF), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.46:1).

#ABADBF color codes

HEX	`#ABADBF`
RGB	`rgb(171, 173, 191)`
RGB percent	`rgb(67.1%, 67.8%, 74.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(234, 14%, 71%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(234, 10%, 75%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(10%, 9%, 0%, 25%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(71.08, 2.87, -9.41)`
CIE LCH	`lch(71.08, 9.84, 286.96)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(41.14, 42.306, 55.279)`
Decimal	`11251135`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #ABADBF, 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 #ABADBF	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.46:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.22:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#ABADBF as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.22:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.46:1	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 #ABADBF looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #abadbf; }
.text { color: #abadbf; }
.border { border: 2px solid #abadbf; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(171 173 191 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #abadbf, #b3abbf); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Gray.

Questions

What color is #ABADBF?: #ABADBF 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 #ABADBF?: The RGB value is 171, 173, 191: 171 red, 173 green and 191 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #ABADBF?: The complementary color is #BFBDAB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #ABADBF?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.46:1 and white text 2.22:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.