What color is #ABBAB9?

#ABBAB9 is a light, grayish cyan, closest to the named color Seafoam Slate. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #ABBAB9?

The RGB value is 171, 186, 185: 171 red, 186 green and 185 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #ABBAB9?

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

Is black or white text better on #ABBAB9?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.46:1 and white text 2.01:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#ABBAB9 color

#ABBAB9 rgb(171, 186, 185)

Shades of gray

The hex color #ABBAB9 is a light, grayish cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 67.1% red, 72.9% green and 72.5% blue (171, 186, 185).

Its hue angle is 176°, with 10% saturation and 70% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 8% cyan, 0% magenta, 1% yellow and 27% black.

The closest named color is Seafoam Slate (#A6BCBE), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.46:1).

#ABBAB9 color codes

HEX	`#ABBAB9`
RGB	`rgb(171, 186, 185)`
RGB percent	`rgb(67.1%, 72.9%, 72.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(176, 10%, 70%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(176, 8%, 73%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(8%, 0%, 1%, 27%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(74.37, -5.35, -1.27)`
CIE LCH	`lch(74.37, 5.5, 193.32)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(43.109, 47.278, 52.744)`
Decimal	`11254457`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #ABBAB9, 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 #ABBAB9	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.46:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.01:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#ABBAB9 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.01:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.46:1	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 #ABBAB9 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #abbab9; }
.text { color: #abbab9; }
.border { border: 2px solid #abbab9; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(171 186 185 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #abbab9, #abb3ba); }

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Questions

What color is #ABBAB9?: #ABBAB9 is a light, grayish cyan, closest to the named color Seafoam Slate. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #ABBAB9?: The RGB value is 171, 186, 185: 171 red, 186 green and 185 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #ABBAB9?: The complementary color is #BAABAC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #ABBAB9?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.46:1 and white text 2.01:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.