What color is #ABB9AA?

#ABB9AA 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 #ABB9AA?

The RGB value is 171, 185, 170: 171 red, 185 green and 170 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #ABB9AA?

The complementary color is #B8AAB9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #ABB9AA?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.25:1 and white text 2.05:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#ABB9AA color

#ABB9AA rgb(171, 185, 170)

Shades of gray

The hex color #ABB9AA is a light, grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 67.1% red, 72.5% green and 66.7% blue (171, 185, 170).

Its hue angle is 116°, with 10% saturation and 70% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 8% cyan, 0% magenta, 8% yellow and 27% black.

The closest named color is Alpine Air (#A9B4A9), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.25:1).

#ABB9AA color codes

HEX	`#ABB9AA`
RGB	`rgb(171, 185, 170)`
RGB percent	`rgb(67.1%, 72.5%, 66.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(116, 10%, 70%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(116, 8%, 73%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(8%, 0%, 8%, 27%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(73.71, -7.68, 5.96)`
CIE LCH	`lch(73.71, 9.72, 142.22)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(41.398, 46.258, 44.77)`
Decimal	`11254186`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #ABB9AA, 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 #ABB9AA	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.25:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.05:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#ABB9AA as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.05:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.25:1	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 #ABB9AA looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #abb9aa; }
.text { color: #abb9aa; }
.border { border: 2px solid #abb9aa; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(171 185 170 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #abb9aa, #aab9b1); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #ABB9AA?: #ABB9AA 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 #ABB9AA?: The RGB value is 171, 185, 170: 171 red, 185 green and 170 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #ABB9AA?: The complementary color is #B8AAB9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #ABB9AA?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.25:1 and white text 2.05:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.