What color is #ABBBC1?

#ABBBC1 is a light, grayish azure, closest to the named color Stormy. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #ABBBC1?

The RGB value is 171, 187, 193: 171 red, 187 green and 193 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #ABBBC1?

The complementary color is #C1B1AB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #ABBBC1?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.61:1 and white text 1.98:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#ABBBC1 color

#ABBBC1 rgb(171, 187, 193)

Shades of gray

The hex color #ABBBC1 is a light, grayish azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 67.1% red, 73.3% green and 75.7% blue (171, 187, 193).

Its hue angle is 196°, with 15% saturation and 71% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 11% cyan, 3% magenta, 0% yellow and 24% black.

The closest named color is Stormy (#B0BCC3), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.61:1).

#ABBBC1 color codes

HEX	`#ABBBC1`
RGB	`rgb(171, 187, 193)`
RGB percent	`rgb(67.1%, 73.3%, 75.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(196, 15%, 71%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(196, 11%, 76%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(11%, 3%, 0%, 24%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(74.86, -4.28, -4.91)`
CIE LCH	`lch(74.86, 6.51, 228.92)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(44.188, 48.048, 57.388)`
Decimal	`11254721`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #ABBBC1, 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 #ABBBC1	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.61:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.98:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#ABBBC1 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.98:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.61:1	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 #ABBBC1 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #abbbc1; }
.text { color: #abbbc1; }
.border { border: 2px solid #abbbc1; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(171 187 193 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #abbbc1, #abb0c1); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Silver.

Questions

What color is #ABBBC1?: #ABBBC1 is a light, grayish azure, closest to the named color Stormy. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #ABBBC1?: The RGB value is 171, 187, 193: 171 red, 187 green and 193 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #ABBBC1?: The complementary color is #C1B1AB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #ABBBC1?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.61:1 and white text 1.98:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.