#abb5b6

Color #abb5b6

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light cyan.

Closest named color Dark Gray #a9a9a9 · ΔE 5.24 Nearest Tailwind class mist-400 #9ca8ab · ΔE 4

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Conversions

HEX

#abb5b6

RGB

rgb(171, 181, 182)

HSL

hsl(185.5, 7%, 69.2%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(185.5, 6%, 71.4%)

CMYK

cmyk(6%, 0.5%, 0%, 28.6%)

LAB

lab(72.95, -3.28, -1.71)

LCH

lch(72.95, 3.7, 207.53)

OKLCH

oklch(76.6%, 0.0113, 204.07)

HWB

hwb(185.5, 67.1%, 28.6%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#b6acab

Analogous

#abb6b1

#abb5b6

#abafb6

Triadic

#abb5b6

#b6abb5

#b5b6ab

Split-complementary

#abb5b6

#b6abaf

#b6b1ab

Tetradic

#abb5b6

#acabb6

#b6acab

#b5b6ab

Square

#abb5b6

#b1abb6

#b6acab

#afb6ab

Shades

Color #abb5b6 mixed toward black.

#8b999b

#6d7c7e

#525d5e

#373e3f

#1b1f1f

Tints

Color #abb5b6 mixed toward white.

#b9c1c2

#c7cece

#d5dada

#e3e6e7

#f1f3f3

Tones

Color #abb5b6 mixed toward gray.

#acb4b5

#adb3b4

#aeb3b3

#afb2b2

#b0b1b1

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.1:1

Aa Black text on this color

10.02:1

Black text reads better on this background (10.02:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#afb0b6 · ΔE 5.8

Deuteranopia

#afaeb6 · ΔE 7.4

Tritanopia

#acb6b6 · ΔE 0.6

Achromatopsia

#b3b3b3 · ΔE 4.7

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Code

CSS

background-color: #abb5b6;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#abb5b6]

Related colors

Powder Blue #b0e0e6

Cadet Blue #5f9ea0

Dark Turquoise #00ced1

Aqua #00ffff

Azure #f0ffff

Dark Cyan #008b8b

Frequently asked questions

#abb5b6 (#abb5b6) is rgb(171, 181, 182) in RGB.

No, #abb5b6 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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