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#ABB19E

Greige · light cool gray

About #ABB19E

#ABB19E is a muted, light shade in the gray family. On screen it is built from 67% red, 69% green and 62% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 3% cyan, 0% magenta, 11% yellow and 31% black. Its overall feel is cool.

Of the common colour names it is very close to Greige (ΔE 6.9); Light Sage comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #A49EB1 — a dusty blue tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.

Designers tend to use light tones like #ABB19E for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Black text reads best on it at 9.51:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red171
Green177
Blue158

Closest named colours

Greige
#B8AFA3 · ΔE 6.9
Light Sage
#BCC8B0 · ΔE 8.5
Mushroom
#A39B90 · ΔE 9.8

ΔE measures visible difference: under 2 is barely noticeable, over 10 is clearly different.

Text on #ABB19E

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on greige #ABB19E.
2.21:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on greige #ABB19E.
9.51:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #ABB19E appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#ABB19E
Protanopia (no red cones)
#B4AF9D
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#B3AE9F
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#ADAFAB

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #ABB19E?

#ABB19E is a muted, light shade in the gray family. On screen it is built from 67% red, 69% green and 62% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 3% cyan, 0% magenta, 11% yellow and 31% black. Its overall feel is cool.

›What text colour should I use on #ABB19E?

Use black text. Black on #ABB19E has a contrast ratio of 9.51:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #ABB19E?

Its complementary colour is #A49EB1, and analogous partners are #B1AE9E and #A2B19E.