What color is #ABACCB?

#ABACCB is a light, grayish blue, closest to the named color Stardust Evening. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #ABACCB?

The RGB value is 171, 172, 203: 171 red, 172 green and 203 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #ABACCB?

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

Is black or white text better on #ABACCB?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.49:1 and white text 2.21:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#ABACCB color

#ABACCB rgb(171, 172, 203)

Shades of blue

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

In the RGB color model it is made of 67.1% red, 67.5% green and 79.6% blue (171, 172, 203).

Its hue angle is 238°, with 24% saturation and 73% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 16% cyan, 15% magenta, 0% yellow and 20% black.

The closest named color is Stardust Evening (#B8BFDC), a difference of 5.5 ΔE.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.49:1).

#ABACCB color codes

HEX	`#ABACCB`
RGB	`rgb(171, 172, 203)`
RGB percent	`rgb(67.1%, 67.5%, 79.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(238, 24%, 73%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(238, 16%, 80%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(16%, 15%, 0%, 20%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(71.2, 5.97, -15.84)`
CIE LCH	`lch(71.2, 16.92, 290.65)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(42.324, 42.474, 62.457)`
Decimal	`11250891`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #ABACCB, 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 #ABACCB	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.49:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.21:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#ABACCB as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.21:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.49:1	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 #ABACCB looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #abaccb; }
.text { color: #abaccb; }
.border { border: 2px solid #abaccb; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(171 172 203 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #abaccb, #baabcb); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Light Purple.

Questions

What color is #ABACCB?: #ABACCB is a light, grayish blue, closest to the named color Stardust Evening. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #ABACCB?: The RGB value is 171, 172, 203: 171 red, 172 green and 203 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #ABACCB?: The complementary color is #CBCAAB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #ABACCB?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.49:1 and white text 2.21:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.