What color is #ABAEC0?

#ABAEC0 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 #ABAEC0?

The RGB value is 171, 174, 192: 171 red, 174 green and 192 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #ABAEC0?

The complementary color is #C0BDAB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #ABAEC0?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.55:1 and white text 2.2:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#ABAEC0 color

#ABAEC0 rgb(171, 174, 192)

Shades of gray

The hex color #ABAEC0 is a light, grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 67.1% red, 68.2% green and 75.3% blue (171, 174, 192).

Its hue angle is 231°, with 14% saturation and 71% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 11% cyan, 9% magenta, 0% yellow and 25% black.

The closest named color is Nebulous December (#B3B2BF), a difference of 2.8 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.55:1).

#ABAEC0 color codes

HEX	`#ABAEC0`
RGB	`rgb(171, 174, 192)`
RGB percent	`rgb(67.1%, 68.2%, 75.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(231, 14%, 71%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(231, 11%, 75%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(11%, 9%, 0%, 25%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(71.38, 2.53, -9.52)`
CIE LCH	`lch(71.38, 9.85, 284.88)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(41.443, 42.735, 55.924)`
Decimal	`11251392`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #ABAEC0, 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 #ABAEC0	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.55:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.2:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#ABAEC0 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.2:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.55:1	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 #ABAEC0 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #abaec0; }
.text { color: #abaec0; }
.border { border: 2px solid #abaec0; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(171 174 192 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #abaec0, #b2abc0); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Light Steel Blue.

Questions

What color is #ABAEC0?: #ABAEC0 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 #ABAEC0?: The RGB value is 171, 174, 192: 171 red, 174 green and 192 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #ABAEC0?: The complementary color is #C0BDAB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #ABAEC0?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.55:1 and white text 2.2:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.