What color is #ABB8AB?

#ABB8AB 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 #ABB8AB?

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

What is the complementary color of #ABB8AB?

The complementary color is #B8ABB8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #ABB8AB?

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.

#ABB8AB color

#ABB8AB rgb(171, 184, 171)

Shades of gray

The hex color #ABB8AB is a light, grayish green.

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

Its hue angle is 120°, with 8% saturation and 70% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 7% cyan, 0% magenta, 7% yellow and 28% black.

The closest named color is Alpine Air (#A9B4A9), a difference of 1.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

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

#ABB8AB color codes

HEX	`#ABB8AB`
RGB	`rgb(171, 184, 171)`
RGB percent	`rgb(67.1%, 72.2%, 67.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(120, 8%, 70%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(120, 7%, 72%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(7%, 0%, 7%, 28%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(73.47, -6.97, 5.06)`
CIE LCH	`lch(73.47, 8.61, 144.04)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(41.284, 45.879, 45.201)`
Decimal	`11253931`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #ABB8AB, 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 #ABB8AB	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.18:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.06:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#ABB8AB 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 #ABB8AB looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #abb8ab; }
.text { color: #abb8ab; }
.border { border: 2px solid #abb8ab; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(171 184 171 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #abb8ab, #abb8b2); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #ABB8AB?: #ABB8AB 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 #ABB8AB?: The RGB value is 171, 184, 171: 171 red, 184 green and 171 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #ABB8AB?: The complementary color is #B8ABB8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #ABB8AB?: 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.