What color is #ABB2BC?

#ABB2BC is a light, grayish azure, closest to the named color Stainless Steel. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #ABB2BC?

The RGB value is 171, 178, 188: 171 red, 178 green and 188 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #ABB2BC?

The complementary color is #BCB5AB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #ABB2BC?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.83:1 and white text 2.14:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#ABB2BC color

#ABB2BC rgb(171, 178, 188)

Shades of gray

The hex color #ABB2BC is a light, grayish azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 67.1% red, 69.8% green and 73.7% blue (171, 178, 188).

Its hue angle is 215°, with 11% saturation and 70% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 9% cyan, 5% magenta, 0% yellow and 26% black.

The closest named color is Stainless Steel (#B4BDC7), a difference of 3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.83:1).

#ABB2BC color codes

HEX	`#ABB2BC`
RGB	`rgb(171, 178, 188)`
RGB percent	`rgb(67.1%, 69.8%, 73.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(215, 11%, 70%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(215, 9%, 74%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(9%, 5%, 0%, 26%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(72.31, -0.46, -5.93)`
CIE LCH	`lch(72.31, 5.95, 265.52)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(41.79, 44.129, 53.883)`
Decimal	`11252412`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #ABB2BC, 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 #ABB2BC	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.83:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.14:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#ABB2BC as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.14:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.83:1	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 #ABB2BC looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #abb2bc; }
.text { color: #abb2bc; }
.border { border: 2px solid #abb2bc; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(171 178 188 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #abb2bc, #acabbc); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Gray.

Questions

What color is #ABB2BC?: #ABB2BC is a light, grayish azure, closest to the named color Stainless Steel. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #ABB2BC?: The RGB value is 171, 178, 188: 171 red, 178 green and 188 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #ABB2BC?: The complementary color is #BCB5AB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #ABB2BC?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.83:1 and white text 2.14:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.