What color is #ABB5A9?

#ABB5A9 is a gray, closest to the named color Alpine Air. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #ABB5A9?

The RGB value is 171, 181, 169: 171 red, 181 green and 169 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #ABB5A9?

The complementary color is #B3A9B5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #ABB5A9?

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.

#ABB5A9 color

#ABB5A9 rgb(171, 181, 169)

Shades of gray

The hex color #ABB5A9 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 67.1% red, 71% green and 66.3% blue (171, 181, 169).

Its hue angle is 110°, with 8% saturation and 69% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 6% cyan, 0% magenta, 7% yellow and 29% black.

The closest named color is Alpine Air (#A9B4A9), a difference of 0.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

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

#ABB5A9 color codes

HEX	`#ABB5A9`
RGB	`rgb(171, 181, 169)`
RGB percent	`rgb(67.1%, 71%, 66.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(110, 8%, 69%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(110, 7%, 71%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(6%, 0%, 7%, 29%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(72.61, -5.75, 4.91)`
CIE LCH	`lch(72.61, 7.56, 139.49)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(40.479, 44.57, 43.999)`
Decimal	`11253161`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #ABB5A9, 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 #ABB5A9	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.91:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.12:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#ABB5A9 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 #ABB5A9 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #abb5a9; }
.text { color: #abb5a9; }
.border { border: 2px solid #abb5a9; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(171 181 169 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #abb5a9, #a9b5ad); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #ABB5A9?: #ABB5A9 is a gray, closest to the named color Alpine Air. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #ABB5A9?: The RGB value is 171, 181, 169: 171 red, 181 green and 169 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #ABB5A9?: The complementary color is #B3A9B5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #ABB5A9?: 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.