What color is #ABB5AE?

#ABB5AE is a gray, closest to the named color Alpine Air. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #ABB5AE?

The RGB value is 171, 181, 174: 171 red, 181 green and 174 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #ABB5AE?

The complementary color is #B5ABB2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #ABB5AE?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.95:1 and white text 2.11:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#ABB5AE color

#ABB5AE rgb(171, 181, 174)

Shades of gray

The hex color #ABB5AE is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 67.1% red, 71% green and 68.2% blue (171, 181, 174).

Its hue angle is 138°, with 6% saturation and 69% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 6% cyan, 0% magenta, 4% yellow and 29% black.

The closest named color is Alpine Air (#A9B4A9), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.95:1).

#ABB5AE color codes

HEX	`#ABB5AE`
RGB	`rgb(171, 181, 174)`
RGB percent	`rgb(67.1%, 71%, 68.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(138, 6%, 69%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(138, 6%, 71%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(6%, 0%, 4%, 29%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(72.73, -4.82, 2.36)`
CIE LCH	`lch(72.73, 5.36, 153.92)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(40.957, 44.761, 46.518)`
Decimal	`11253166`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #ABB5AE, 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 #ABB5AE	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.95:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.11:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#ABB5AE as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.11:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.95:1	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 #ABB5AE looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #abb5ae; }
.text { color: #abb5ae; }
.border { border: 2px solid #abb5ae; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(171 181 174 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #abb5ae, #abb5b3); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #ABB5AE?: #ABB5AE is a gray, closest to the named color Alpine Air. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #ABB5AE?: The RGB value is 171, 181, 174: 171 red, 181 green and 174 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #ABB5AE?: The complementary color is #B5ABB2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #ABB5AE?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.95:1 and white text 2.11:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.