What color is #ABB1AE?

#ABB1AE is a gray, closest to the named color Pigeon. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #ABB1AE?

The RGB value is 171, 177, 174: 171 red, 177 green and 174 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #ABB1AE?

The complementary color is #B1ABAE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #ABB1AE?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.63:1 and white text 2.18:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#ABB1AE color

#ABB1AE rgb(171, 177, 174)

Shades of gray

The hex color #ABB1AE is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 67.1% red, 69.4% green and 68.2% blue (171, 177, 174).

Its hue angle is 150°, with 4% saturation and 68% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 3% cyan, 0% magenta, 2% yellow and 31% black.

The closest named color is Pigeon (#A9AFAA), a difference of 1.2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.63:1).

#ABB1AE color codes

HEX	`#ABB1AE`
RGB	`rgb(171, 177, 174)`
RGB percent	`rgb(67.1%, 69.4%, 68.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(150, 4%, 68%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(150, 3%, 69%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(3%, 0%, 2%, 31%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(71.66, -2.68, 0.8)`
CIE LCH	`lch(71.66, 2.79, 163.38)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(40.155, 43.158, 46.251)`
Decimal	`11252142`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #ABB1AE, 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 #ABB1AE	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.63:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.18:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#ABB1AE as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.18:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.63:1	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 #ABB1AE looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #abb1ae; }
.text { color: #abb1ae; }
.border { border: 2px solid #abb1ae; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(171 177 174 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #abb1ae, #abb1b1); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Gray.

Questions

What color is #ABB1AE?: #ABB1AE is a gray, closest to the named color Pigeon. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #ABB1AE?: The RGB value is 171, 177, 174: 171 red, 177 green and 174 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #ABB1AE?: The complementary color is #B1ABAE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #ABB1AE?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.63:1 and white text 2.18:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.