What color is #ABBCAD?

#ABBCAD is a light, grayish green, closest to the named color Irish Moor. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #ABBCAD?

The RGB value is 171, 188, 173: 171 red, 188 green and 173 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #ABBCAD?

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

Is black or white text better on #ABBCAD?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.53:1 and white text 1.99:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#ABBCAD color

#ABBCAD rgb(171, 188, 173)

Shades of gray

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

In the RGB color model it is made of 67.1% red, 73.7% green and 67.8% blue (171, 188, 173).

Its hue angle is 127°, with 11% saturation and 70% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 9% cyan, 0% magenta, 8% yellow and 26% black.

The closest named color is Irish Moor (#B5C0B3), a difference of 2.8 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.53:1).

#ABBCAD color codes

HEX	`#ABBCAD`
RGB	`rgb(171, 188, 173)`
RGB percent	`rgb(67.1%, 73.7%, 67.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(127, 11%, 70%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(127, 9%, 74%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(9%, 0%, 8%, 26%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(74.6, -8.71, 5.6)`
CIE LCH	`lch(74.6, 10.35, 147.26)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(42.319, 47.641, 46.493)`
Decimal	`11254957`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #ABBCAD, 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 #ABBCAD	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.53:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.99:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#ABBCAD as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.99:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.53:1	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 #ABBCAD looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #abbcad; }
.text { color: #abbcad; }
.border { border: 2px solid #abbcad; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(171 188 173 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #abbcad, #abbcb5); }

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Questions

What color is #ABBCAD?: #ABBCAD is a light, grayish green, closest to the named color Irish Moor. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #ABBCAD?: The RGB value is 171, 188, 173: 171 red, 188 green and 173 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #ABBCAD?: The complementary color is #BCABBA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #ABBCAD?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.53:1 and white text 1.99:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.