What color is #ABAAC4?

#ABAAC4 is a light, grayish blue, closest to the named color Blue Haze. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #ABAAC4?

The RGB value is 171, 170, 196: 171 red, 170 green and 196 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #ABAAC4?

The complementary color is #C3C4AA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #ABAAC4?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.28:1 and white text 2.26:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#ABAAC4 color

#ABAAC4 rgb(171, 170, 196)

Shades of blue

The hex color #ABAAC4 is a light, grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 67.1% red, 66.7% green and 76.9% blue (171, 170, 196).

Its hue angle is 242°, with 18% saturation and 72% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 13% cyan, 13% magenta, 0% yellow and 23% black.

The closest named color is Blue Haze (#BDBACE), a difference of 5 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.28:1).

#ABAAC4 color codes

HEX	`#ABAAC4`
RGB	`rgb(171, 170, 196)`
RGB percent	`rgb(67.1%, 66.7%, 76.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(242, 18%, 72%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(242, 13%, 77%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(13%, 13%, 0%, 23%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(70.45, 5.56, -13.11)`
CIE LCH	`lch(70.45, 14.24, 293)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(41.131, 41.393, 58.036)`
Decimal	`11250372`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #ABAAC4, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #ABAAC4	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.28:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.26:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#ABAAC4 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.26:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.28:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #ABAAC4 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #abaac4; }
.text { color: #abaac4; }
.border { border: 2px solid #abaac4; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(171 170 196 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #abaac4, #b8aac4); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Light Purple.

Questions

What color is #ABAAC4?: #ABAAC4 is a light, grayish blue, closest to the named color Blue Haze. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #ABAAC4?: The RGB value is 171, 170, 196: 171 red, 170 green and 196 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #ABAAC4?: The complementary color is #C3C4AA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #ABAAC4?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.28:1 and white text 2.26:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.