Palettes / Colors / #ABB5AE

#ABB5AE — Silver Grey

#ABB5AE is a gray color we call Silver Grey, closest to the named color DarkGray (#A9A9A9). It belongs to the gray family.

#ABB5AE 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 #B5ABB2; it also sits naturally between #ADB5AB and #ABB5B3. 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 71% · Blue 68%

Cyan 6% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 4% · Key 29%

Previews

CSS code for #ABB5AE

.text { color: #ABB5AE; }
.background { background-color: #ABB5AE; }
.border { border: 3px solid #ABB5AE; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(171, 181, 174); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(138, 6%, 69%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #ABB5AE; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(171, 181, 174, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #ABB5AE; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(171, 181, 174, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#ABB5AE">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#ABB5AE">Div content here</div>

Shades of #ABB5AE

Tints of #ABB5AE

Tones of #ABB5AE

Color harmonies

Complementary — #B5ABB2:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #ABB5AE: #000000.

How #ABB5AE 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 #ABB5AE or a close neighbour

Similar colors

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

Browse neighbouring colors

← #ABB5AD  ·  #ABB5AF →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #ABB5AE?

#ABB5AE is Silver Grey, a gray color (RGB 171, 181, 174). Its closest standard named color is DarkGray.

What is the RGB and HSL of #ABB5AE?

#ABB5AE is RGB 171, 181, 174 — HSL 138°, 6%, 69% — CMYK 6%, 0%, 4%, 29%.

What colors go with #ABB5AE?

Its complement is #B5ABB2; analogous partners are #ADB5AB and #ABB5B3. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #ABB5AE for text?

Black text on #ABB5AE has a contrast ratio of 9.95:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 2.11:1.