What color is #ABBABB?

#ABBABB 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 #ABBABB?

The RGB value is 171, 186, 187: 171 red, 186 green and 187 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #ABBABB?

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

Is black or white text better on #ABBABB?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.47:1 and white text 2.01:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#ABBABB color

#ABBABB rgb(171, 186, 187)

Shades of gray

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

In the RGB color model it is made of 67.1% red, 72.9% green and 73.3% blue (171, 186, 187).

Its hue angle is 184°, with 11% saturation and 70% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 9% cyan, 1% magenta, 0% yellow and 27% black.

The closest named color is Seafoam Slate (#A6BCBE), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.47:1).

#ABBABB color codes

HEX	`#ABBABB`
RGB	`rgb(171, 186, 187)`
RGB percent	`rgb(67.1%, 72.9%, 73.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(184, 11%, 70%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(184, 9%, 73%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(9%, 1%, 0%, 27%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(74.42, -4.96, -2.28)`
CIE LCH	`lch(74.42, 5.46, 204.68)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(43.321, 47.363, 53.864)`
Decimal	`11254459`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #ABBABB, 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 #ABBABB	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.47:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.01:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#ABBABB as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.01:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.47:1	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 #ABBABB looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #abbabb; }
.text { color: #abbabb; }
.border { border: 2px solid #abbabb; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(171 186 187 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #abbabb, #abb2bb); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ash Gray.

Questions

What color is #ABBABB?: #ABBABB 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 #ABBABB?: The RGB value is 171, 186, 187: 171 red, 186 green and 187 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #ABBABB?: The complementary color is #BBACAB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #ABBABB?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.47:1 and white text 2.01:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.