Close to Ash Gray
#ABBDBC
#ABBDBC is a light, soft, grayish teal, close to the color Ash Gray. In RGB it’s made of 67.1% red, 74.1% green, and 73.7% blue. Its hue is 177°, with 12% saturation and 71% lightness, so it reads as a cool color. Black text sits best on top of it.
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Color harmonies
Combinations from the color wheel, built around #ABBDBC.
Split complementary
The two neighbors of the complement: contrast that’s easier to balance.
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Two complementary pairs: rich, best with one color in charge.
Open in the palette creator →Contrast & readability
WCAG contrast ratios for text. 4.5:1 is the minimum for body text, 3:1 for large text.
White text on this color
1.96:1 FailBlack text on this color
10.74:1 AAAThis color as text on white
1.96:1 FailThis color as text on black
10.74:1 AAAHow it looks with color blindness
About 1 in 12 men and 1 in 200 women see color differently. Here’s #ABBDBC as they’d see it.
#ABBDBC in use
A headline in this color
Body text stays dark for reading; the color carries buttons, links, and accents.
On a dark background
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Questions about #ABBDBC
What color is #ABBDBC?
#ABBDBC is a light, soft, grayish teal, close to the color Ash Gray. In RGB it’s made of 67.1% red, 74.1% green, and 73.7% blue. Its hue is 177°, with 12% saturation and 71% lightness, so it reads as a cool color. Black text sits best on top of it.
What is #ABBDBC in RGB?
#ABBDBC is rgb(171, 189, 188): 171 red, 189 green, and 188 blue on a 0–255 scale.
What is #ABBDBC in CMYK?
Roughly cmyk(10, 0, 1, 26). Print results depend on paper and press, so proof it before a big print run.
What Pantone is closest to #ABBDBC?
PANTONE 421 C is the closest match in our list. Screen colors and ink never match perfectly; check a physical Pantone guide.
What color goes with #ABBDBC?
Its complement #C7B5B6 gives the strongest contrast. For something calmer, try its analogous neighbors, or its own tints and shades above.