What color is #ABB8AF?

#ABB8AF 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 #ABB8AF?

The RGB value is 171, 184, 175: 171 red, 184 green and 175 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #ABB8AF?

The complementary color is #B8ABB4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #ABB8AF?

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.

#ABB8AF color

#ABB8AF rgb(171, 184, 175)

Shades of gray

The hex color #ABB8AF is a light, grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 67.1% red, 72.2% green and 68.6% blue (171, 184, 175).

Its hue angle is 138°, with 8% saturation and 70% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 7% cyan, 0% magenta, 5% 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 10.21:1).

#ABB8AF color codes

HEX	`#ABB8AF`
RGB	`rgb(171, 184, 175)`
RGB percent	`rgb(67.1%, 72.2%, 68.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(138, 8%, 70%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(138, 7%, 72%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(7%, 0%, 5%, 28%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(73.57, -6.22, 3.02)`
CIE LCH	`lch(73.57, 6.92, 154.11)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(41.671, 46.034, 47.239)`
Decimal	`11253935`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #ABB8AF, 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 #ABB8AF	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.21:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.06:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#ABB8AF 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 #ABB8AF looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #abb8af; }
.text { color: #abb8af; }
.border { border: 2px solid #abb8af; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(171 184 175 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #abb8af, #abb8b6); }

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Questions

What color is #ABB8AF?: #ABB8AF 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 #ABB8AF?: The RGB value is 171, 184, 175: 171 red, 184 green and 175 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #ABB8AF?: The complementary color is #B8ABB4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #ABB8AF?: 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.