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#ABBBAA — Silver Grey

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

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: darkgray (#A9A9A9) — not an exact match. CSS darkgray gives you #A9A9A9, a different color; use #ABBBAA when you need this exact shade.

Sources: common names follow widely used color-name references; CSS keywords and their hex values follow the CSS Color specification.

#ABBBAA 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 #BAAABB; it also sits naturally between #B4BBAA and #AABBB1. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#ABBBAA · RGB 171, 187, 170

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Color values

HEX#ABBBAA
RGB171, 187, 170
HSL116°, 11%, 70%
HSV116°, 9%, 73%
CMYK9%, 0%, 9%, 27%
XYZ41.82, 47.10, 44.92
Yxy47.10, 0.3125, 0.3519
CIE-Lab74.25, -8.73, 6.73
Hunter Lab68.63, -7.79, 5.71

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 67% · Green 73% · Blue 67%

Cyan 9% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 9% · Key 27%

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

Previews

Sample text in #ABBBAA on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #ABBBAA on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #ABBBAA

.text { color: #ABBBAA; }
.background { background-color: #ABBBAA; }
.border { border: 3px solid #ABBBAA; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(171, 187, 170); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(116, 11%, 70%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #ABBBAA; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(171, 187, 170, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #ABBBAA; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(171, 187, 170, 0.8); }

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

Shades of #ABBBAA

#98AB96#879D85#738E71#667D64#556954#455544#374436#273027#191F19#090B09

Tints of #ABBBAA

#B4C2B3#B9C6B8#C2CDC1#C7D2C6#D0D8CF#D8DFD7#DDE4DD#E6EBE6#EBEFEB#F4F6F4

Tones of #ABBBAA

#ADB9AC#ADB9AC#AFB7AE#AFB6AF#B1B5B0#B1B4B1

Color harmonies

Complementary — #BAAABB:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text2.02:1 Fails
Against black text10.42:1 AAA

Best text color on #ABBBAA: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #ABBBAA

Text set with opacity blends into the background, so its real contrast is lower than the solid ratios above. Choose a text color and an opacity to see the blended color and its true ratio:

100%
Sample heading text
Smaller body text shows the effect best.

Blended color: · Contrast against #ABBBAA: ·

How #ABBBAA looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #B2B2AEDeuteranopia · #B1B0AFTritanopia · #ACB1B2

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:

Material Grey 500 · #9E9E9EMaterial Light Green 500 · #8BC34AMaterial Blue Grey 500 · #607D8B

Palettes with a similar color

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

Palette Faffc5
#FAFFC5 · #A9BFA8 · #5E686D · #3A3960
Palette Ff7f11
#FF7F11 · #ACBFA4 · #E2E8CE · #262626
Palette Fef5ed
#FEF5ED · #D3E4CD · #ADC2A9 · #99A799
Palette 819a91
#819A91 · #A7C1A8 · #D1D8BE · #EEEFE0
Ruby Terrace
#DB9558 · #FCF9EA · #97A87A · #A8BBA3
Palette 97a87a
#97A87A · #A8BBA3 · #FCF9EA · #FFA239

Similar colors

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

#A9BFA8#ACBFA4#ADC2A9#A7C1A8#A8BBA3#ABC4AA#AEC3AE#A8C4A6#B2B8A3#ACC5A6#ACC6AA#ADBC9F

Browse neighbouring colors

← #ABBBA9  ·  #ABBBAB →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #ABBBAA?

#ABBBAA is Silver Grey, a gray color (RGB 171, 187, 170). Its closest standard named color is DarkGray.

What is the RGB and HSL of #ABBBAA?

#ABBBAA is RGB 171, 187, 170 — HSL 116°, 11%, 70% — CMYK 9%, 0%, 9%, 27%.

What colors go with #ABBBAA?

Its complement is #BAAABB; analogous partners are #B4BBAA and #AABBB1. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #ABBBAA for text?

Black text on #ABBBAA has a contrast ratio of 10.42:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 2.02:1.