What color is #ABB7A5?

#ABB7A5 is a light, grayish green, closest to the named color Salvia. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #ABB7A5?

The RGB value is 171, 183, 165: 171 red, 183 green and 165 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #ABB7A5?

The complementary color is #B1A5B7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #ABB7A5?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.05:1 and white text 2.09:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#ABB7A5 color

#ABB7A5 rgb(171, 183, 165)

Shades of gray

The hex color #ABB7A5 is a light, grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 67.1% red, 71.8% green and 64.7% blue (171, 183, 165).

Its hue angle is 100°, with 11% saturation and 68% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 7% cyan, 0% magenta, 10% yellow and 28% black.

The closest named color is Salvia (#A8B59E), a difference of 2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.05:1).

#ABB7A5 color codes

HEX	`#ABB7A5`
RGB	`rgb(171, 183, 165)`
RGB percent	`rgb(67.1%, 71.8%, 64.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(100, 11%, 68%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(100, 10%, 72%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(7%, 0%, 10%, 28%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(73.05, -7.53, 7.73)`
CIE LCH	`lch(73.05, 10.79, 134.26)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(40.518, 45.241, 42.188)`
Decimal	`11253669`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #ABB7A5, 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 #ABB7A5	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.05:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.09:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#ABB7A5 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.09:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.05:1	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 #ABB7A5 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #abb7a5; }
.text { color: #abb7a5; }
.border { border: 2px solid #abb7a5; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(171 183 165 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #abb7a5, #a5b7a8); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #ABB7A5?: #ABB7A5 is a light, grayish green, closest to the named color Salvia. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #ABB7A5?: The RGB value is 171, 183, 165: 171 red, 183 green and 165 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #ABB7A5?: The complementary color is #B1A5B7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #ABB7A5?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.05:1 and white text 2.09:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.