What color is #ABBBB0?

#ABBBB0 is a light, grayish green, closest to the named color Ash Gray. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #ABBBB0?

The RGB value is 171, 187, 176: 171 red, 187 green and 176 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #ABBBB0?

The complementary color is #BBABB6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #ABBBB0?

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.

#ABBBB0 color

#ABBBB0 rgb(171, 187, 176)

Shades of gray

The hex color #ABBBB0 is a light, grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 67.1% red, 73.3% green and 69% blue (171, 187, 176).

Its hue angle is 139°, with 11% saturation and 70% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 9% cyan, 0% magenta, 6% yellow and 27% black.

The closest named color is Ash Gray (#B2BEB5), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

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

#ABBBB0 color codes

HEX	`#ABBBB0`
RGB	`rgb(171, 187, 176)`
RGB percent	`rgb(67.1%, 73.3%, 69%)`
HSL	`hsl(139, 11%, 70%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(139, 9%, 73%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(9%, 0%, 6%, 27%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(74.4, -7.62, 3.68)`
CIE LCH	`lch(74.4, 8.47, 154.2)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(42.4, 47.333, 47.968)`
Decimal	`11254704`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #ABBBB0, 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 #ABBBB0	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.47:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.01:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#ABBBB0 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 #ABBBB0 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #abbbb0; }
.text { color: #abbbb0; }
.border { border: 2px solid #abbbb0; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(171 187 176 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #abbbb0, #abbbb8); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #ABBBB0?: #ABBBB0 is a light, grayish green, closest to the named color Ash Gray. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #ABBBB0?: The RGB value is 171, 187, 176: 171 red, 187 green and 176 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #ABBBB0?: The complementary color is #BBABB6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #ABBBB0?: 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.