Palettes / Colors / #ABB1AA

#ABB1AA — Silver Grey

#ABB1AA is a gray color we call Silver Grey, closest to the named color DarkGray (#A9A9A9). It belongs to the gray family.

#ABB1AA is a neutral gray color associated with neutrality and professionalism. It sits comfortably in the middle: usable for large areas in soft schemes, or as a supporting color beside something stronger.

Its strongest partner is its complement #B0AAB1; it also sits naturally between #AEB1AA and #AAB1AC. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

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Color values

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 67% · Green 69% · Blue 67%

Cyan 3% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 4% · Key 31%

CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.

Previews

CSS code for #ABB1AA

.text { color: #ABB1AA; }
.background { background-color: #ABB1AA; }
.border { border: 3px solid #ABB1AA; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(171, 177, 170); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(111, 4%, 68%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #ABB1AA; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(171, 177, 170, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #ABB1AA; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(171, 177, 170, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#ABB1AA">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#ABB1AA">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #B0AAB1:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #ABB1AA: #000000.

How #ABB1AA looks with color blindness

Simulated with standard Machado color-vision-deficiency matrices — useful when this color carries meaning in charts, maps or interfaces:

Closest design-system colors

The nearest matches in the Tailwind CSS, Material Design and Bootstrap palettes — handy when you need a framework class instead of a raw hex:

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #ABB1AA rather than the exact color:

Similar colors

The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:

Browse neighbouring colors

← #ABB1A9  ·  #ABB1AB →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #ABB1AA?

#ABB1AA is Silver Grey, a gray color (RGB 171, 177, 170). Its closest standard named color is DarkGray.

What is the RGB and HSL of #ABB1AA?

#ABB1AA is RGB 171, 177, 170 — HSL 111°, 4%, 68% — CMYK 3%, 0%, 4%, 31%.

What colors go with #ABB1AA?

Its complement is #B0AAB1; analogous partners are #AEB1AA and #AAB1AC. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #ABB1AA for text?

Black text on #ABB1AA has a contrast ratio of 9.60:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 2.19:1.