What color is #ABB4B9?

#ABB4B9 is a light, grayish azure, closest to the named color Casper. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #ABB4B9?

The RGB value is 171, 180, 185: 171 red, 180 green and 185 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #ABB4B9?

The complementary color is #B9B0AB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #ABB4B9?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.96:1 and white text 2.11:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#ABB4B9 color

#ABB4B9 rgb(171, 180, 185)

Shades of gray

The hex color #ABB4B9 is a light, grayish azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 67.1% red, 70.6% green and 72.5% blue (171, 180, 185).

Its hue angle is 201°, with 9% saturation and 70% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 8% cyan, 3% magenta, 0% yellow and 27% black.

The closest named color is Casper (#AAB5B8), a difference of 1.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.96:1).

#ABB4B9 color codes

HEX	`#ABB4B9`
RGB	`rgb(171, 180, 185)`
RGB percent	`rgb(67.1%, 70.6%, 72.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(201, 9%, 70%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(201, 8%, 73%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(8%, 3%, 0%, 27%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(72.76, -2.15, -3.62)`
CIE LCH	`lch(72.76, 4.21, 239.36)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(41.871, 44.803, 52.331)`
Decimal	`11252921`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #ABB4B9, 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 #ABB4B9	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.96:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.11:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#ABB4B9 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.11:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.96:1	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 #ABB4B9 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #abb4b9; }
.text { color: #abb4b9; }
.border { border: 2px solid #abb4b9; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(171 180 185 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #abb4b9, #abadb9); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Gray.

Questions

What color is #ABB4B9?: #ABB4B9 is a light, grayish azure, closest to the named color Casper. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #ABB4B9?: The RGB value is 171, 180, 185: 171 red, 180 green and 185 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #ABB4B9?: The complementary color is #B9B0AB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #ABB4B9?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.96:1 and white text 2.11:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.