Information about #ABB8B5 color

#ABB8B5 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#ABB8B5 falls into the Cyan Color Family — Desaturated, Very Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(171, 184, 181) — 67.1% red, 72.2% green, 71% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 5 / 0 / 1 / 28. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

The color #ABB8B5 reads as a softly muted neutral grey and has a delicate, washed-out lightness. Expect to see shades like this in airy backdrops, whitespace-heavy designs and gentle gradients. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a hair away from Emerge (#ADBAB5). Slightly further away sit Periglacial Blue (#ACB6B2) and Casper (#AAB5B8).

Technically, the mix leans on its green channel (rgb(171, 184, 181)), which gives #ABB8B5 its character. On this background, black text reaches a 10.3:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AAA); white stays at 2.0:1. Out of 16,777,216 possible colors, #ABB8B5 is still unnamed — it can be claimed and named in The Official Register of Color Names.

#ABB8B5 color variations

View this color variations of tints, shades, tones and hues.

#ABB8B5 color harmonies

Color harmonies are pleasing color schemes created according to their position on a color wheel.

Complementary

Complementary color schemes are made by picking two opposite colors con the color wheel. They appear vibrant near to each other.

Complementary color schemes

Split complementary

Split complementary schemes are like complementary but they uses two adiacent colors of the complement. They are more flexible than complementary ones.

Split complementary color scheme

Analogous

Analogous color schemes are made by picking three colors that are next to each other on the color wheel. They are perceived as calm and serene.

Analogous color scheme

Triadic

Triadic color schemes are created by picking three colors equally spaced on the color wheel. They appear quite contrasted and multicolored.

Triadic color scheme

Tetradic

Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.

Tetradic color scheme

Square

Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.

Square color scheme

Nearest named colors to #ABB8B5

The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.

Emerge color link
Emerge

#ADBAB5

Casper color link
Casper

#AAB5B8

Rivendell color link
Rivendell

#A9BDB6

Ashanti color link
Ashanti

#A6BBB3

Coastal Blue color link
Coastal Blue

#AAB7BB

Hermitage color link
Hermitage

#B1B9B4

Misty Ash color link
Misty Ash

#ADB2B0

Loblolly color link
Loblolly

#B3BBB7

Ash Gray color link
Ash Gray

#B2BEB5

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#ABB8B5
  • RGB171, 184, 181
  • CMYK5, 0, 1, 28
  • CSSrgb(171, 184, 181)
  • HSL166°, 8%, 70%
  • HSL Precise166.154°, 8.387%, 69.608%
  • HSV166°, 7%, 72%
  • HSB166°, 7%, 72%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.671
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.722
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.710
  • GLSLvec3(0.671, 0.722, 0.710)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.671, 0.722, 0.710, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.671, 0.722, 0.710)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB67.1%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB72.2%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB71%
  • Color FamilyCyan
  • Saturation FamilyDesaturated
  • Lightness FamilyVery Light
  • HEX IDABB8B5
  • DECIMAL ID11253941
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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  • Counting from2025-01-01