What color is #ABBDBF?

#ABBDBF 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 #ABBDBF?

The RGB value is 171, 189, 191: 171 red, 189 green and 191 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #ABBDBF?

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

Is black or white text better on #ABBDBF?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.76:1 and white text 1.95:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#ABBDBF color

#ABBDBF rgb(171, 189, 191)

Shades of gray

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

In the RGB color model it is made of 67.1% red, 74.1% green and 74.9% blue (171, 189, 191).

Its hue angle is 186°, with 14% saturation and 71% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 10% cyan, 1% magenta, 0% yellow and 25% black.

The closest named color is Seafoam Slate (#A6BCBE), a difference of 1.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.76:1).

#ABBDBF color codes

HEX	`#ABBDBF`
RGB	`rgb(171, 189, 191)`
RGB percent	`rgb(67.1%, 74.1%, 74.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(186, 14%, 71%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(186, 10%, 75%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(10%, 1%, 0%, 25%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(75.34, -5.75, -3.11)`
CIE LCH	`lch(75.34, 6.53, 208.43)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(44.394, 48.814, 56.363)`
Decimal	`11255231`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #ABBDBF, 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 #ABBDBF	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.76:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.95:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#ABBDBF as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.95:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.76:1	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 #ABBDBF looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #abbdbf; }
.text { color: #abbdbf; }
.border { border: 2px solid #abbdbf; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(171 189 191 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #abbdbf, #abb3bf); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ash Gray.

Questions

What color is #ABBDBF?: #ABBDBF 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 #ABBDBF?: The RGB value is 171, 189, 191: 171 red, 189 green and 191 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #ABBDBF?: The complementary color is #BFADAB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #ABBDBF?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.76:1 and white text 1.95:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.