What color is #ABB8AD?

#ABB8AD 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 #ABB8AD?

The RGB value is 171, 184, 173: 171 red, 184 green and 173 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #ABB8AD?

The complementary color is #B8ABB6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #ABB8AD?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.19:1 and white text 2.06:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#ABB8AD color

#ABB8AD rgb(171, 184, 173)

Shades of gray

The hex color #ABB8AD is a light, grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 67.1% red, 72.2% green and 67.8% blue (171, 184, 173).

Its hue angle is 129°, with 8% saturation and 70% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 7% cyan, 0% magenta, 6% yellow and 28% black.

The closest named color is Alpine Air (#A9B4A9), a difference of 1.3 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.19:1).

#ABB8AD color codes

HEX	`#ABB8AD`
RGB	`rgb(171, 184, 173)`
RGB percent	`rgb(67.1%, 72.2%, 67.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(129, 8%, 70%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(129, 7%, 72%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(7%, 0%, 6%, 28%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(73.52, -6.6, 4.04)`
CIE LCH	`lch(73.52, 7.74, 148.54)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(41.476, 45.956, 46.212)`
Decimal	`11253933`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #ABB8AD, 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 #ABB8AD	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.19:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.06:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#ABB8AD as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.06:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.19:1	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 #ABB8AD looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #abb8ad; }
.text { color: #abb8ad; }
.border { border: 2px solid #abb8ad; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(171 184 173 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #abb8ad, #abb8b4); }

Background

Text color

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Questions

What color is #ABB8AD?: #ABB8AD 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 #ABB8AD?: The RGB value is 171, 184, 173: 171 red, 184 green and 173 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #ABB8AD?: The complementary color is #B8ABB6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #ABB8AD?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.19:1 and white text 2.06:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.