What color is #ABB8A5?

#ABB8A5 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 #ABB8A5?

The RGB value is 171, 184, 165: 171 red, 184 green and 165 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #ABB8A5?

The complementary color is #B2A5B8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #ABB8A5?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.13:1 and white text 2.07:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#ABB8A5 color

#ABB8A5 rgb(171, 184, 165)

Shades of gray

The hex color #ABB8A5 is a light, grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 67.1% red, 72.2% green and 64.7% blue (171, 184, 165).

Its hue angle is 101°, with 12% 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 1.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.13:1).

#ABB8A5 color codes

HEX	`#ABB8A5`
RGB	`rgb(171, 184, 165)`
RGB percent	`rgb(67.1%, 72.2%, 64.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(101, 12%, 68%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(101, 10%, 72%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(7%, 0%, 10%, 28%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(73.32, -8.06, 8.12)`
CIE LCH	`lch(73.32, 11.44, 134.79)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(40.725, 45.655, 42.257)`
Decimal	`11253925`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #ABB8A5, 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 #ABB8A5	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.13:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.07:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#ABB8A5 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.07:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.13:1	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 #ABB8A5 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #abb8a5; }
.text { color: #abb8a5; }
.border { border: 2px solid #abb8a5; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(171 184 165 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #abb8a5, #a5b8a9); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #ABB8A5?: #ABB8A5 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 #ABB8A5?: The RGB value is 171, 184, 165: 171 red, 184 green and 165 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #ABB8A5?: The complementary color is #B2A5B8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #ABB8A5?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.13:1 and white text 2.07:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.