Palettes / Colors / #ABBBB8

#ABBBB8 — Silver Grey

#ABBBB8 is a gray color we call Silver Grey, closest to the named color Silver (#C0C0C0). It belongs to the gray family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: silver (#C0C0C0) — not an exact match. CSS silver gives you #C0C0C0, a different color; use #ABBBB8 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.

#ABBBB8 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 #BBAAAD; it also sits naturally between #AABBAF and #AAB6BB. 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 73% · Blue 72%

Cyan 9% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 2% · Key 27%

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

Previews

CSS code for #ABBBB8

.text { color: #ABBBB8; }
.background { background-color: #ABBBB8; }
.border { border: 3px solid #ABBBB8; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(171, 187, 184); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(169, 11%, 70%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #ABBBB8; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(171, 187, 184, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #ABBBB8; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(171, 187, 184, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#ABBBB8">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#ABBBB8">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #BBAAAD:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #ABBBB8: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #ABBBB8

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:

How #ABBBB8 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 #ABBBB8 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

← #ABBBB7  ·  #ABBBB9 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #ABBBB8?

#ABBBB8 is Silver Grey, a gray color (RGB 171, 187, 184). Its closest standard named color is Silver.

What is the RGB and HSL of #ABBBB8?

#ABBBB8 is RGB 171, 187, 184 — HSL 169°, 11%, 70% — CMYK 9%, 0%, 2%, 27%.

What colors go with #ABBBB8?

Its complement is #BBAAAD; analogous partners are #AABBAF and #AAB6BB. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #ABBBB8 for text?

Black text on #ABBBB8 has a contrast ratio of 10.53:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.99:1.