What color is #ABB1B3?

#ABB1B3 is a gray, closest to the named color Casper. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #ABB1B3?

The RGB value is 171, 177, 179: 171 red, 177 green and 179 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #ABB1B3?

The complementary color is #B3ADAB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #ABB1B3?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.67:1 and white text 2.17:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#ABB1B3 color

#ABB1B3 rgb(171, 177, 179)

Shades of gray

The hex color #ABB1B3 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 67.1% red, 69.4% green and 70.2% blue (171, 177, 179).

Its hue angle is 195°, with 5% saturation and 69% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 4% cyan, 1% magenta, 0% yellow and 30% black.

The closest named color is Casper (#AAB5B8), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.67:1).

#ABB1B3 color codes

HEX	`#ABB1B3`
RGB	`rgb(171, 177, 179)`
RGB percent	`rgb(67.1%, 69.4%, 70.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(195, 5%, 69%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(195, 4%, 70%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(4%, 1%, 0%, 30%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(71.8, -1.71, -1.75)`
CIE LCH	`lch(71.8, 2.45, 225.63)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(40.652, 43.357, 48.866)`
Decimal	`11252147`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #ABB1B3, 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 #ABB1B3	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.67:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.17:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#ABB1B3 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.17:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.67:1	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 #ABB1B3 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #abb1b3; }
.text { color: #abb1b3; }
.border { border: 2px solid #abb1b3; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(171 177 179 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #abb1b3, #abadb3); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #ABB1B3?: #ABB1B3 is a gray, closest to the named color Casper. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #ABB1B3?: The RGB value is 171, 177, 179: 171 red, 177 green and 179 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #ABB1B3?: The complementary color is #B3ADAB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #ABB1B3?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.67:1 and white text 2.17:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.