What color is #ABABC8?

#ABABC8 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 #ABABC8?

The RGB value is 171, 171, 200: 171 red, 171 green and 200 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #ABABC8?

The complementary color is #C8C8AB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #ABABC8?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.39:1 and white text 2.24:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#ABABC8 color

#ABABC8 rgb(171, 171, 200)

Shades of blue

The hex color #ABABC8 is a light, grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 67.1% red, 67.1% green and 78.4% blue (171, 171, 200).

Its hue angle is 240°, with 21% saturation and 73% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 15% cyan, 15% magenta, 0% yellow and 22% black.

The closest named color is Blue Haze (#BDBACE), a difference of 5.3 ΔE.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.39:1).

#ABABC8 color codes

HEX	`#ABABC8`
RGB	`rgb(171, 171, 200)`
RGB percent	`rgb(67.1%, 67.1%, 78.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(240, 21%, 73%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(240, 15%, 78%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(15%, 15%, 0%, 22%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(70.84, 5.87, -14.73)`
CIE LCH	`lch(70.84, 15.85, 291.73)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(41.781, 41.953, 60.529)`
Decimal	`11250632`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #ABABC8, 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 #ABABC8	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.39:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.24:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#ABABC8 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.24:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.39:1	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 #ABABC8 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #ababc8; }
.text { color: #ababc8; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ababc8; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(171 171 200 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #ababc8, #b9abc8); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Light Purple.

Questions

What color is #ABABC8?: #ABABC8 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 #ABABC8?: The RGB value is 171, 171, 200: 171 red, 171 green and 200 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #ABABC8?: The complementary color is #C8C8AB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #ABABC8?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.39:1 and white text 2.24:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.