What color is #ABB2AD?

#ABB2AD is a gray, closest to the named color Pigeon. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #ABB2AD?

The RGB value is 171, 178, 173: 171 red, 178 green and 173 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #ABB2AD?

The complementary color is #B2ABB0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #ABB2AD?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.7:1 and white text 2.16:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#ABB2AD color

#ABB2AD rgb(171, 178, 173)

Shades of gray

The hex color #ABB2AD is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 67.1% red, 69.8% green and 67.8% blue (171, 178, 173).

Its hue angle is 137°, with 4% saturation and 68% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 4% cyan, 0% magenta, 3% yellow and 30% black.

The closest named color is Pigeon (#A9AFAA), a difference of 0.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.7:1).

#ABB2AD color codes

HEX	`#ABB2AD`
RGB	`rgb(171, 178, 173)`
RGB percent	`rgb(67.1%, 69.8%, 67.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(137, 4%, 68%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(137, 4%, 70%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(4%, 0%, 3%, 30%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(71.9, -3.4, 1.7)`
CIE LCH	`lch(71.9, 3.8, 153.46)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(40.256, 43.516, 45.806)`
Decimal	`11252397`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #ABB2AD, 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 #ABB2AD	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.7:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.16:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#ABB2AD as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.16:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.7:1	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 #ABB2AD looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #abb2ad; }
.text { color: #abb2ad; }
.border { border: 2px solid #abb2ad; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(171 178 173 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #abb2ad, #abb2b1); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ash Gray.

Questions

What color is #ABB2AD?: #ABB2AD is a gray, closest to the named color Pigeon. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #ABB2AD?: The RGB value is 171, 178, 173: 171 red, 178 green and 173 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #ABB2AD?: The complementary color is #B2ABB0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #ABB2AD?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.7:1 and white text 2.16:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.