What color is #ABB6BF?

#ABB6BF is a light, grayish azure, closest to the named color Stormy. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #ABB6BF?

The RGB value is 171, 182, 191: 171 red, 182 green and 191 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #ABB6BF?

The complementary color is #BFB4AB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #ABB6BF?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.18:1 and white text 2.06:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#ABB6BF color

#ABB6BF rgb(171, 182, 191)

Shades of gray

The hex color #ABB6BF is a light, grayish azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 67.1% red, 71.4% green and 74.9% blue (171, 182, 191).

Its hue angle is 207°, with 14% saturation and 71% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 10% cyan, 5% magenta, 0% yellow and 25% black.

The closest named color is Stormy (#B0BCC3), a difference of 2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.18:1).

#ABB6BF color codes

HEX	`#ABB6BF`
RGB	`rgb(171, 182, 191)`
RGB percent	`rgb(67.1%, 71.4%, 74.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(207, 14%, 71%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(207, 10%, 75%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(10%, 5%, 0%, 25%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(73.46, -2.01, -5.87)`
CIE LCH	`lch(73.46, 6.21, 251.1)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(42.924, 45.875, 55.873)`
Decimal	`11253439`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #ABB6BF, 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 #ABB6BF	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.18:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.06:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#ABB6BF as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.06:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.18:1	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 #ABB6BF looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #abb6bf; }
.text { color: #abb6bf; }
.border { border: 2px solid #abb6bf; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(171 182 191 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #abb6bf, #abacbf); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Silver.

Questions

What color is #ABB6BF?: #ABB6BF is a light, grayish azure, closest to the named color Stormy. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #ABB6BF?: The RGB value is 171, 182, 191: 171 red, 182 green and 191 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #ABB6BF?: The complementary color is #BFB4AB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #ABB6BF?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.18:1 and white text 2.06:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.