What color is #ABBCB5?

#ABBCB5 is a light, grayish spring green, closest to the named color Ash Gray. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #ABBCB5?

The RGB value is 171, 188, 181: 171 red, 188 green and 181 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #ABBCB5?

The complementary color is #BCABB2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #ABBCB5?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.59:1 and white text 1.98:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#ABBCB5 color

#ABBCB5 rgb(171, 188, 181)

Shades of gray

The hex color #ABBCB5 is a light, grayish spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 67.1% red, 73.7% green and 71% blue (171, 188, 181).

Its hue angle is 155°, with 11% saturation and 70% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 9% cyan, 0% magenta, 4% yellow and 26% black.

The closest named color is Ash Gray (#B2BEB5), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.59:1).

#ABBCB5 color codes

HEX	`#ABBCB5`
RGB	`rgb(171, 188, 181)`
RGB percent	`rgb(67.1%, 73.7%, 71%)`
HSL	`hsl(155, 11%, 70%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(155, 9%, 74%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(9%, 0%, 4%, 26%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(74.8, -7.19, 1.54)`
CIE LCH	`lch(74.8, 7.36, 167.91)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(43.117, 47.96, 50.693)`
Decimal	`11254965`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #ABBCB5, 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 #ABBCB5	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.59:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.98:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#ABBCB5 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.98:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.59:1	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 #ABBCB5 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #abbcb5; }
.text { color: #abbcb5; }
.border { border: 2px solid #abbcb5; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(171 188 181 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #abbcb5, #abbabc); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #ABBCB5?: #ABBCB5 is a light, grayish spring green, closest to the named color Ash Gray. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #ABBCB5?: The RGB value is 171, 188, 181: 171 red, 188 green and 181 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #ABBCB5?: The complementary color is #BCABB2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #ABBCB5?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.59:1 and white text 1.98:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.