What color is #ABB0A8?

#ABB0A8 is a gray, closest to the named color Pigeon. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #ABB0A8?

The RGB value is 171, 176, 168: 171 red, 176 green and 168 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #ABB0A8?

The complementary color is #ADA8B0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #ABB0A8?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.51:1 and white text 2.21:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#ABB0A8 color

#ABB0A8 rgb(171, 176, 168)

Shades of gray

The hex color #ABB0A8 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 67.1% red, 69% green and 65.9% blue (171, 176, 168).

Its hue angle is 98°, with 5% saturation and 67% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 3% cyan, 0% magenta, 5% yellow and 31% black.

The closest named color is Pigeon (#A9AFAA), a difference of 1.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.51:1).

#ABB0A8 color codes

HEX	`#ABB0A8`
RGB	`rgb(171, 176, 168)`
RGB percent	`rgb(67.1%, 69%, 65.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(98, 5%, 67%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(98, 5%, 69%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(3%, 0%, 5%, 31%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(71.24, -3.26, 3.48)`
CIE LCH	`lch(71.24, 4.77, 133.13)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(39.387, 42.536, 43.173)`
Decimal	`11251880`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #ABB0A8, 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 #ABB0A8	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.51:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.21:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#ABB0A8 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.21:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.51:1	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 #ABB0A8 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #abb0a8; }
.text { color: #abb0a8; }
.border { border: 2px solid #abb0a8; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(171 176 168 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #abb0a8, #a8b0a9); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ash Gray.

Questions

What color is #ABB0A8?: #ABB0A8 is a gray, closest to the named color Pigeon. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #ABB0A8?: The RGB value is 171, 176, 168: 171 red, 176 green and 168 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #ABB0A8?: The complementary color is #ADA8B0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #ABB0A8?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.51:1 and white text 2.21:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.