What color is #ABB2C5?

#ABB2C5 is a light, grayish blue, closest to the named color Ethereal Mist. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #ABB2C5?

The RGB value is 171, 178, 197: 171 red, 178 green and 197 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #ABB2C5?

The complementary color is #C5BEAB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #ABB2C5?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.91:1 and white text 2.12:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#ABB2C5 color

#ABB2C5 rgb(171, 178, 197)

Shades of gray

The hex color #ABB2C5 is a light, grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 67.1% red, 69.8% green and 77.3% blue (171, 178, 197).

Its hue angle is 224°, with 18% saturation and 72% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 13% cyan, 10% magenta, 0% yellow and 23% black.

The closest named color is Ethereal Mist (#B0B8CC), a difference of 1.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.91:1).

#ABB2C5 color codes

HEX	`#ABB2C5`
RGB	`rgb(171, 178, 197)`
RGB percent	`rgb(67.1%, 69.8%, 77.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(224, 18%, 72%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(224, 13%, 77%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(13%, 10%, 0%, 23%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(72.58, 1.4, -10.47)`
CIE LCH	`lch(72.58, 10.56, 277.61)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(42.791, 44.529, 59.153)`
Decimal	`11252421`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #ABB2C5, 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 #ABB2C5	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.91:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.12:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#ABB2C5 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.12:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.91:1	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 #ABB2C5 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #abb2c5; }
.text { color: #abb2c5; }
.border { border: 2px solid #abb2c5; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(171 178 197 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #abb2c5, #b1abc5); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Light Steel Blue.

Questions

What color is #ABB2C5?: #ABB2C5 is a light, grayish blue, closest to the named color Ethereal Mist. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #ABB2C5?: The RGB value is 171, 178, 197: 171 red, 178 green and 197 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #ABB2C5?: The complementary color is #C5BEAB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #ABB2C5?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.91:1 and white text 2.12:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.