What color is #ABB6BB?

#ABB6BB 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 #ABB6BB?

The RGB value is 171, 182, 187: 171 red, 182 green and 187 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #ABB6BB?

The complementary color is #BBB0AB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #ABB6BB?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.14:1 and white text 2.07:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#ABB6BB color

#ABB6BB rgb(171, 182, 187)

Shades of gray

The hex color #ABB6BB is a light, grayish azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 67.1% red, 71.4% green and 73.3% blue (171, 182, 187).

Its hue angle is 199°, with 11% saturation and 70% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 9% cyan, 3% magenta, 0% yellow and 27% black.

The closest named color is Casper (#AAB5B8), a difference of 1.1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.14:1).

#ABB6BB color codes

HEX	`#ABB6BB`
RGB	`rgb(171, 182, 187)`
RGB percent	`rgb(67.1%, 71.4%, 73.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(199, 11%, 70%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(199, 9%, 73%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(9%, 3%, 0%, 27%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(73.35, -2.82, -3.85)`
CIE LCH	`lch(73.35, 4.77, 233.78)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(42.49, 45.701, 53.587)`
Decimal	`11253435`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #ABB6BB, 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 #ABB6BB	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.14:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.07:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#ABB6BB as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.07:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.14:1	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 #ABB6BB looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #abb6bb; }
.text { color: #abb6bb; }
.border { border: 2px solid #abb6bb; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(171 182 187 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #abb6bb, #abaebb); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Gray.

Questions

What color is #ABB6BB?: #ABB6BB 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 #ABB6BB?: The RGB value is 171, 182, 187: 171 red, 182 green and 187 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #ABB6BB?: The complementary color is #BBB0AB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #ABB6BB?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.14:1 and white text 2.07:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.