What color is #ABB8AA?

#ABB8AA is a light, grayish green, closest to the named color Alpine Air. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #ABB8AA?

The RGB value is 171, 184, 170: 171 red, 184 green and 170 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #ABB8AA?

The complementary color is #B7AAB8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #ABB8AA?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.17:1 and white text 2.07:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#ABB8AA color

#ABB8AA rgb(171, 184, 170)

Shades of gray

The hex color #ABB8AA is a light, grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 67.1% red, 72.2% green and 66.7% blue (171, 184, 170).

Its hue angle is 116°, with 9% saturation and 69% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 7% cyan, 0% magenta, 8% yellow and 28% black.

The closest named color is Alpine Air (#A9B4A9), a difference of 1.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.17:1).

#ABB8AA color codes

HEX	`#ABB8AA`
RGB	`rgb(171, 184, 170)`
RGB percent	`rgb(67.1%, 72.2%, 66.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(116, 9%, 69%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(116, 8%, 72%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(7%, 0%, 8%, 28%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(73.44, -7.15, 5.57)`
CIE LCH	`lch(73.44, 9.06, 142.12)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(41.189, 45.841, 44.701)`
Decimal	`11253930`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #ABB8AA, 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 #ABB8AA	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.17:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.07:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#ABB8AA as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.07:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.17:1	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 #ABB8AA looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #abb8aa; }
.text { color: #abb8aa; }
.border { border: 2px solid #abb8aa; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(171 184 170 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #abb8aa, #aab8b0); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #ABB8AA?: #ABB8AA is a light, grayish green, closest to the named color Alpine Air. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #ABB8AA?: The RGB value is 171, 184, 170: 171 red, 184 green and 170 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #ABB8AA?: The complementary color is #B7AAB8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #ABB8AA?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.17:1 and white text 2.07:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.