What color is #ABBCBB?

#ABBCBB is a light, grayish cyan, closest to the named color Seafoam Slate. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #ABBCBB?

The RGB value is 171, 188, 187: 171 red, 188 green and 187 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #ABBCBB?

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

Is black or white text better on #ABBCBB?

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.

#ABBCBB color

#ABBCBB rgb(171, 188, 187)

Shades of gray

The hex color #ABBCBB is a light, grayish cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 67.1% red, 73.7% green and 73.3% blue (171, 188, 187).

Its hue angle is 176°, with 11% saturation and 70% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 9% cyan, 0% magenta, 1% yellow and 26% black.

The closest named color is Seafoam Slate (#A6BCBE), a difference of 2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

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

#ABBCBB color codes

HEX	`#ABBCBB`
RGB	`rgb(171, 188, 187)`
RGB percent	`rgb(67.1%, 73.7%, 73.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(176, 11%, 70%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(176, 9%, 74%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(9%, 0%, 1%, 26%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(74.96, -6.02, -1.49)`
CIE LCH	`lch(74.96, 6.2, 193.91)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(43.745, 48.212, 54.005)`
Decimal	`11254971`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

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

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

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #abbcbb; }
.text { color: #abbcbb; }
.border { border: 2px solid #abbcbb; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(171 188 187 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #abbcbb, #abb5bc); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #ABBCBB?: #ABBCBB is a light, grayish cyan, closest to the named color Seafoam Slate. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #ABBCBB?: The RGB value is 171, 188, 187: 171 red, 188 green and 187 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #ABBCBB?: The complementary color is #BCABAC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #ABBCBB?: 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.