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#ABBAAF Color

#ABBAAF is rgb(171, 186, 175) in RGB, hsl(136, 10%, 70%) in HSL, and about cmyk(8%, 0%, 6%, 27%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Ash Gray (#B2BEB5), very hard to tell apart at ΔE 2.32. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#ABBAAF
HEX#ABBAAF
RGBrgb(171, 186, 175)
HSLhsl(136, 10%, 70%)
HSVhsv(136, 8%, 73%)
CMYKcmyk(8%, 0%, 6%, 27%)
OKLCHoklch(77.4% 0.023 154)
LABlab(74.10% -6.95 3.73)
LCHlch(74.10% 7.89 151.79)

What #ABBAAF Is Called

Most hex codes have no name: there are 16.7 million of them and a few thousand registered names. These are the named colors nearest to #ABBAAF, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Browse the full index of named colors A-Z or every green in the library.

#ABBAAF Channel Values

How #ABBAAF breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

ModelChannelsNotes
RGBR 171 · G 186 · B 1758-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 136° · S 10% · L 70%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 136° · S 8% · V 73%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 8% · M 0% · Y 6% · K 27%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance2.02:1 vs white · 10.37:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #ABBAAF background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1. Contrast is one check, not a full accessibility review.

Fails AAWhite text2.02:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text10.37:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #ABBAAF in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #ABBAAF

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #ABBAAF; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

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Analogous
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Triadic
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Split comp.
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Tints & Shades of #ABBAAF

Lighter tints and darker shades built by moving the lightness channel while holding hue and saturation, which is what you want for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

Shades

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #ABBAAF.

How #ABBAAF Looks with Color Vision Deficiency

Simulated with the Viénot, Brettel & Mollon LMS projection model. Anomalous types are rendered as partial versions of the matching dichromacy, which is an approximation rather than a per-person clinical model.

Typical#ABBAAF
Protanopia#B8B8AF
Protanomaly#B3B9AF
Deuteranopia#B5B5AF
Deuteranomaly#B1B7AF
Tritanopia#ACB9B9
Tritanomaly#ACB9B5
Achromatopsia#B6B6B6

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #ABBAAF in Code

Copy-ready declarations for the places this color usually ends up.

CSS custom property--color-abbaaf: #ABBAAF;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #ABBAAF;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-abbaaf': '#ABBAAF' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.671, green: 0.729, blue: 0.686)
Android XML<color name="color_abbaaf">#ABBAAF</color>
SVG fillfill="#ABBAAF"

More Green Colors

#ABBAAF sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#ABBAAF Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #ABBAAF?

#ABBAAF is a light green — rgb(171, 186, 175) in RGB and hsl(136, 10%, 70%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Ash Gray (#B2BEB5), which is very hard to tell apart at a CIE76 distance of 2.32.

What is the RGB value of #ABBAAF?

#ABBAAF is rgb(171, 186, 175) — red 171, green 186, and blue 175 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #ABBAAF?

#ABBAAF converts to approximately cmyk(8%, 0%, 6%, 27%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #ABBAAF be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #ABBAAF scores 2.02:1 against white and 10.37:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #ABBAAF as a CSS color keyword?

No. #ABBAAF is not one of the CSS color keywords, so it has to be written as a hex, rgb() or hsl() value. The closest keyword is silver (#C0C0C0) at a CIE76 distance of 8.67, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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