What color is #ABB7BA?

#ABB7BA is a light, grayish cyan, closest to the named color Casper. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #ABB7BA?

The RGB value is 171, 183, 186: 171 red, 183 green and 186 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #ABB7BA?

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

Is black or white text better on #ABB7BA?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.21:1 and white text 2.06:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#ABB7BA color

#ABB7BA rgb(171, 183, 186)

Shades of gray

The hex color #ABB7BA is a light, grayish cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 67.1% red, 71.8% green and 72.9% blue (171, 183, 186).

Its hue angle is 192°, with 10% saturation and 70% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 8% cyan, 2% magenta, 0% yellow and 27% black.

The closest named color is Casper (#AAB5B8), a difference of 0.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.21:1).

#ABB7BA color codes

HEX	`#ABB7BA`
RGB	`rgb(171, 183, 186)`
RGB percent	`rgb(67.1%, 71.8%, 72.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(192, 10%, 70%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(192, 8%, 73%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(8%, 2%, 0%, 27%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(73.59, -3.56, -2.95)`
CIE LCH	`lch(73.59, 4.62, 219.7)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(42.589, 46.07, 53.093)`
Decimal	`11253690`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #ABB7BA, 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 #ABB7BA	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.21:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.06:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#ABB7BA as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.06:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.21:1	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 #ABB7BA looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #abb7ba; }
.text { color: #abb7ba; }
.border { border: 2px solid #abb7ba; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(171 183 186 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #abb7ba, #abb0ba); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Silver.

Questions

What color is #ABB7BA?: #ABB7BA is a light, grayish cyan, closest to the named color Casper. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #ABB7BA?: The RGB value is 171, 183, 186: 171 red, 183 green and 186 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #ABB7BA?: The complementary color is #BAAEAB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #ABB7BA?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.21:1 and white text 2.06:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.