Color #ABBAAE Color / Colour Code #ABBAAE
This page shows the hex color code for color #abbaae (#ABBAAE). The colour is a green tone with 10% saturation and 70% lightness. Explore its conversions, colour palettes, gradients, accessibility data, and CSS code below.
Color Conversions
Accessibility Contrast
WCAG contrast ratios for #ABBAAE against common backgrounds.
Complementary Colors
#ABBAAE paired with its color wheel opposite for maximum contrast.
Analogous Colors
Hues at 102, 132, and 162 degrees for harmonious combinations.
Triadic Palette
Three colors at 132, 252, and 12 degrees.
Color Palettes Using #ABBAAE
Five shades at lightness levels 15% through 85% while keeping hue at 132 and saturation at 10%. Use the darkest shade for text and the lightest for backgrounds to build a cohesive single-hue design system.
Adjacent hues from 132 to 177 degrees create a warm, unified palette. This analogous scheme works for marketing materials, seasonal campaigns, and any design that needs visual warmth without clashing colors.
Combines the base color at hue 132 with its complement at 312 and two adjacent cool tones. This split-complementary approach provides strong visual contrast while remaining more balanced than a pure complementary scheme.
Five evenly spaced hues at 40% saturation and 80% lightness. Pastels are gentle on the eyes and work well for dashboards, onboarding screens, category tags, and any interface where multiple distinct colors are needed without visual aggression.
Shades & Tints of #ABBAAE
Lightness variations at hue 132 and 10% saturation.
CSS Gradients with #ABBAAE
Design Use Cases for #ABBAAE
Muted Accent Color
With 10% saturation, #ABBAAE has a subtle, sophisticated quality. This level of desaturation works well for secondary buttons, inactive states, subtle borders, and backgrounds that need a hint of color without being distracting. Muted colors communicate restraint and professionalism.
Light Background Tint
#ABBAAE at 70% lightness creates a gentle tinted background. Use it for section backgrounds, alert banners, or card surfaces that need to stand out from a white page without strong contrast. It adds color personality while keeping the design light and open.
Success & Growth Indicators
#ABBAAE falls in the green range (hue 132). Green universally represents success, growth, and safety. Use it for confirmation messages, positive chart data, eco-friendly badges, and health metrics. In financial dashboards, green indicates gains and positive performance.
Gradient Pairing
Create a gradient from #ABBAAE (hue 132) to its complement at hue 312. For a subtler effect, try pairing with an analogous color at hue 162. Use CSS: background: linear-gradient(135deg, #abbaae, #baabb7);
CSS Code for #ABBAAE
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Colors visually similar to #ABBAAE based on RGB, lightness, and hue variations.
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About Color #ABBAAE (#ABBAAE)
#ABBAAE is a green color (colour) with RGB channel values of 171 red, 186 green, and 174 blue. The green channel is dominant with a relatively balanced channel distribution. In HSL terms, the hue sits at 132 degrees with 10% saturation and 70% lightness, placing it in the neutral-to-cool range of the colour spectrum.
The perceived brightness of #ABBAAE is 180/255 using the ITU-R BT.601 luma formula (0.299R + 0.587G + 0.114B). This is a medium-brightness color that can work with either dark or light text depending on font weight and size. For print production, the CMYK equivalent is 8% cyan, 0% magenta, 6% yellow, and 27% key (black).
The WCAG contrast ratio of #ABBAAE against white is 2.03:1 and against black is 10.37:1. This does not meet AA requirements on white. Use it on dark backgrounds where it achieves 10.37:1, or use it exclusively for decorative purposes.
The complementary colour #BAABB7 creates maximum visual tension when paired with #ABBAAE. For more harmonious color combinations, use the analogous colours #AFBAAB and #ABBAB6, which sit 30 degrees on either side of the hue wheel. To build a complete design system, start with the monochromatic scale above for consistent shade variations, then add one complementary or triadic accent for interactive elements.
How to Explore Color #ABBAAE
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Frequently Asked Questions
- What color / colour is #ABBAAE?
- #ABBAAE is Color #ABBAAE, a green color (colour) with RGB(171, 186, 174), HSL(132, 10%, 70%), and CMYK(8%, 0%, 6%, 27%). Its perceived brightness is 180/255.
- Is #ABBAAE accessible for text?
- Against white, #ABBAAE has a contrast ratio of 2.03:1 (fails AA for normal text). Against black, it has 10.37:1 (passes AA). Use the contrast checker tool for custom background pairings.
- What colours pair well with #ABBAAE?
- The complementary colour is #BAABB7 (hue 312). For subtle color combinations, use analogous colours #AFBAAB and #ABBAB6. The triadic palette adds #AEABBA and #BAAEAB for vibrant variety.
- How do I use #ABBAAE in CSS?
- Use any format: color: #abbaae; or rgb(171, 186, 174); or hsl(132, 10%, 70%). For CSS custom properties: --color-primary: 132 10% 70%; then use it as hsl(var(--color-primary)).
- Is this color / colour explorer free?
- Yes, completely free with no signup required. All colour calculations run in your browser. You can explore any valid hex color code, not just the pre-generated palette.