What color is #ABBFAF?

#ABBFAF is a light, grayish green, closest to the named color Misty Morning. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #ABBFAF?

The RGB value is 171, 191, 175: 171 red, 191 green and 175 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #ABBFAF?

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

Is black or white text better on #ABBFAF?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.8:1 and white text 1.94:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#ABBFAF color

#ABBFAF rgb(171, 191, 175)

Shades of gray

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

In the RGB color model it is made of 67.1% red, 74.9% green and 68.6% blue (171, 191, 175).

Its hue angle is 132°, with 14% saturation and 71% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 10% cyan, 0% magenta, 8% yellow and 25% black.

The closest named color is Misty Morning (#B2C8BD), a difference of 3.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.8:1).

#ABBFAF color codes

HEX	`#ABBFAF`
RGB	`rgb(171, 191, 175)`
RGB percent	`rgb(67.1%, 74.9%, 68.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(132, 14%, 71%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(132, 10%, 75%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(10%, 0%, 8%, 25%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(75.46, -9.91, 5.75)`
CIE LCH	`lch(75.46, 11.46, 149.85)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(43.162, 49.014, 47.736)`
Decimal	`11255727`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #ABBFAF, 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 #ABBFAF	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.8:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.94:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#ABBFAF as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.94:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.8:1	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 #ABBFAF looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #abbfaf; }
.text { color: #abbfaf; }
.border { border: 2px solid #abbfaf; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(171 191 175 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #abbfaf, #abbfb9); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #ABBFAF?: #ABBFAF is a light, grayish green, closest to the named color Misty Morning. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #ABBFAF?: The RGB value is 171, 191, 175: 171 red, 191 green and 175 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #ABBFAF?: The complementary color is #BFABBB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #ABBFAF?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.8:1 and white text 1.94:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.