What color is #ABBDB1?

#ABBDB1 is a light, grayish green, closest to the named color Ash Gray. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #ABBDB1?

The RGB value is 171, 189, 177: 171 red, 189 green and 177 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #ABBDB1?

The complementary color is #BDABB7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #ABBDB1?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.65:1 and white text 1.97:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#ABBDB1 color

#ABBDB1 rgb(171, 189, 177)

Shades of gray

The hex color #ABBDB1 is a light, grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 67.1% red, 74.1% green and 69.4% blue (171, 189, 177).

Its hue angle is 140°, with 12% saturation and 71% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 10% cyan, 0% magenta, 6% yellow and 26% black.

The closest named color is Ash Gray (#B2BEB5), a difference of 2.8 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.65:1).

#ABBDB1 color codes

HEX	`#ABBDB1`
RGB	`rgb(171, 189, 177)`
RGB percent	`rgb(67.1%, 74.1%, 69.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(140, 12%, 71%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(140, 10%, 74%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(10%, 0%, 6%, 26%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(74.97, -8.49, 3.96)`
CIE LCH	`lch(74.97, 9.36, 154.99)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(42.926, 48.227, 48.634)`
Decimal	`11255217`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #ABBDB1, 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 #ABBDB1	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.65:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.97:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#ABBDB1 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.97:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.65:1	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 #ABBDB1 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #abbdb1; }
.text { color: #abbdb1; }
.border { border: 2px solid #abbdb1; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(171 189 177 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #abbdb1, #abbdba); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #ABBDB1?: #ABBDB1 is a light, grayish green, closest to the named color Ash Gray. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #ABBDB1?: The RGB value is 171, 189, 177: 171 red, 189 green and 177 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #ABBDB1?: The complementary color is #BDABB7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #ABBDB1?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.65:1 and white text 1.97:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.