What color is #ABAEB0?

#ABAEB0 is a gray, closest to the named color Tangled Web. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #ABAEB0?

The RGB value is 171, 174, 176: 171 red, 174 green and 176 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #ABAEB0?

The complementary color is #B0ADAB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #ABAEB0?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.41:1 and white text 2.23:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#ABAEB0 color

#ABAEB0 rgb(171, 174, 176)

Shades of gray

The hex color #ABAEB0 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 67.1% red, 68.2% green and 69% blue (171, 174, 176).

Its hue angle is 204°, with 3% saturation and 68% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 3% cyan, 1% magenta, 0% yellow and 31% black.

The closest named color is Tangled Web (#B2B2B2), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.41:1).

#ABAEB0 color codes

HEX	`#ABAEB0`
RGB	`rgb(171, 174, 176)`
RGB percent	`rgb(67.1%, 68.2%, 69%)`
HSL	`hsl(204, 3%, 68%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(204, 3%, 69%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(3%, 1%, 0%, 31%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(70.92, -0.67, -1.39)`
CIE LCH	`lch(70.92, 1.55, 244.18)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(39.766, 42.064, 47.09)`
Decimal	`11251376`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #ABAEB0, 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 #ABAEB0	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.41:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.23:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#ABAEB0 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.23:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.41:1	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 #ABAEB0 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #abaeb0; }
.text { color: #abaeb0; }
.border { border: 2px solid #abaeb0; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(171 174 176 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #abaeb0, #abacb0); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #ABAEB0?: #ABAEB0 is a gray, closest to the named color Tangled Web. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #ABAEB0?: The RGB value is 171, 174, 176: 171 red, 174 green and 176 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #ABAEB0?: The complementary color is #B0ADAB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #ABAEB0?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.41:1 and white text 2.23:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.