What color is #ABBFAD?

#ABBFAD is a light, grayish green, closest to the named color Meadow Morn. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #ABBFAD?

The RGB value is 171, 191, 173: 171 red, 191 green and 173 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #ABBFAD?

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

Is black or white text better on #ABBFAD?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.79:1 and white text 1.95:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#ABBFAD color

#ABBFAD rgb(171, 191, 173)

Shades of gray

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

In the RGB color model it is made of 67.1% red, 74.9% green and 67.8% blue (171, 191, 173).

Its hue angle is 126°, with 14% saturation and 71% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 10% cyan, 0% magenta, 9% yellow and 25% black.

The closest named color is Meadow Morn (#AEBEA6), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.79:1).

#ABBFAD color codes

HEX	`#ABBFAD`
RGB	`rgb(171, 191, 173)`
RGB percent	`rgb(67.1%, 74.9%, 67.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(126, 14%, 71%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(126, 10%, 75%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(10%, 0%, 9%, 25%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(75.41, -10.28, 6.77)`
CIE LCH	`lch(75.41, 12.31, 146.63)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(42.967, 48.936, 46.709)`
Decimal	`11255725`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #ABBFAD, 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 #ABBFAD	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.79:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.95:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#ABBFAD as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.95:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.79:1	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 #ABBFAD looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #abbfad; }
.text { color: #abbfad; }
.border { border: 2px solid #abbfad; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(171 191 173 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #abbfad, #abbfb7); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ash Gray.

Questions

What color is #ABBFAD?: #ABBFAD is a light, grayish green, closest to the named color Meadow Morn. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #ABBFAD?: The RGB value is 171, 191, 173: 171 red, 191 green and 173 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #ABBFAD?: The complementary color is #BFABBD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #ABBFAD?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.79:1 and white text 1.95:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.