What color is #ABB0A5?

#ABB0A5 is a gray, closest to the named color Moorland. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #ABB0A5?

The RGB value is 171, 176, 165: 171 red, 176 green and 165 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #ABB0A5?

The complementary color is #AAA5B0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #ABB0A5?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.49:1 and white text 2.21:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#ABB0A5 color

#ABB0A5 rgb(171, 176, 165)

Shades of gray

The hex color #ABB0A5 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 67.1% red, 69% green and 64.7% blue (171, 176, 165).

Its hue angle is 87°, with 7% saturation and 67% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 3% cyan, 0% magenta, 6% yellow and 31% black.

The closest named color is Moorland (#A6AB9B), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.49:1).

#ABB0A5 color codes

HEX	`#ABB0A5`
RGB	`rgb(171, 176, 165)`
RGB percent	`rgb(67.1%, 69%, 64.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(87, 7%, 67%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(87, 6%, 69%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(3%, 0%, 6%, 31%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(71.16, -3.81, 5.02)`
CIE LCH	`lch(71.16, 6.3, 127.18)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(39.11, 42.425, 41.718)`
Decimal	`11251877`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #ABB0A5, 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 #ABB0A5	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.49:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.21:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#ABB0A5 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.21:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.49:1	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 #ABB0A5 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #abb0a5; }
.text { color: #abb0a5; }
.border { border: 2px solid #abb0a5; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(171 176 165 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #abb0a5, #a6b0a5); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ash Gray.

Questions

What color is #ABB0A5?: #ABB0A5 is a gray, closest to the named color Moorland. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #ABB0A5?: The RGB value is 171, 176, 165: 171 red, 176 green and 165 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #ABB0A5?: The complementary color is #AAA5B0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #ABB0A5?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.49:1 and white text 2.21:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.