What color is #ABADC0?

#ABADC0 is a light, grayish blue, closest to the named color Nebulous December. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #ABADC0?

The RGB value is 171, 173, 192: 171 red, 173 green and 192 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #ABADC0?

The complementary color is #C0BEAB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #ABADC0?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.47:1 and white text 2.22:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#ABADC0 color

#ABADC0 rgb(171, 173, 192)

Shades of gray

The hex color #ABADC0 is a light, grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 67.1% red, 67.8% green and 75.3% blue (171, 173, 192).

Its hue angle is 234°, with 14% saturation and 71% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 11% cyan, 10% magenta, 0% yellow and 25% black.

The closest named color is Nebulous December (#B3B2BF), a difference of 3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.47:1).

#ABADC0 color codes

HEX	`#ABADC0`
RGB	`rgb(171, 173, 192)`
RGB percent	`rgb(67.1%, 67.8%, 75.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(234, 14%, 71%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(234, 11%, 75%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(11%, 10%, 0%, 25%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(71.11, 3.08, -9.91)`
CIE LCH	`lch(71.11, 10.38, 287.24)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(41.251, 42.35, 55.86)`
Decimal	`11251136`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #ABADC0, 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 #ABADC0	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.47:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.22:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#ABADC0 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.22:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.47:1	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 #ABADC0 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #abadc0; }
.text { color: #abadc0; }
.border { border: 2px solid #abadc0; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(171 173 192 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #abadc0, #b3abc0); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Cool Gray.

Questions

What color is #ABADC0?: #ABADC0 is a light, grayish blue, closest to the named color Nebulous December. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #ABADC0?: The RGB value is 171, 173, 192: 171 red, 173 green and 192 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #ABADC0?: The complementary color is #C0BEAB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #ABADC0?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.47:1 and white text 2.22:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.