What color is #ABBBC4?

#ABBBC4 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 #ABBBC4?

The RGB value is 171, 187, 196: 171 red, 187 green and 196 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #ABBBC4?

The complementary color is #C4B4AB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #ABBBC4?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.64:1 and white text 1.97:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#ABBBC4 color

#ABBBC4 rgb(171, 187, 196)

Shades of gray

The hex color #ABBBC4 is a light, grayish azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 67.1% red, 73.3% green and 76.9% blue (171, 187, 196).

Its hue angle is 202°, with 17% saturation and 72% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 13% cyan, 5% magenta, 0% yellow and 23% black.

The closest named color is Stormy (#B0BCC3), a difference of 1.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.64:1).

#ABBBC4 color codes

HEX	`#ABBBC4`
RGB	`rgb(171, 187, 196)`
RGB percent	`rgb(67.1%, 73.3%, 76.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(202, 17%, 72%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(202, 13%, 77%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(13%, 5%, 0%, 23%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(74.94, -3.66, -6.41)`
CIE LCH	`lch(74.94, 7.38, 240.3)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(44.526, 48.183, 59.168)`
Decimal	`11254724`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #ABBBC4, 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 #ABBBC4	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.64:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.97:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#ABBBC4 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.97:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.64:1	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 #ABBBC4 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #abbbc4; }
.text { color: #abbbc4; }
.border { border: 2px solid #abbbc4; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(171 187 196 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #abbbc4, #abaec4); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Light Steel Blue.

Questions

What color is #ABBBC4?: #ABBBC4 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 #ABBBC4?: The RGB value is 171, 187, 196: 171 red, 187 green and 196 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #ABBBC4?: The complementary color is #C4B4AB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #ABBBC4?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.64:1 and white text 1.97:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.