What color is #ABAEC4?

#ABAEC4 is a light, grayish blue, closest to the named color Cosmic. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #ABAEC4?

The RGB value is 171, 174, 196: 171 red, 174 green and 196 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #ABAEC4?

The complementary color is #C4C1AB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #ABAEC4?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.58:1 and white text 2.19:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#ABAEC4 color

#ABAEC4 rgb(171, 174, 196)

Shades of gray

The hex color #ABAEC4 is a light, grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 67.1% red, 68.2% green and 76.9% blue (171, 174, 196).

Its hue angle is 233°, with 17% saturation and 72% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 13% cyan, 11% magenta, 0% yellow and 23% black.

The closest named color is Cosmic (#B8B9CB), a difference of 3.5 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.58:1).

#ABAEC4 color codes

HEX	`#ABAEC4`
RGB	`rgb(171, 174, 196)`
RGB percent	`rgb(67.1%, 68.2%, 76.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(233, 17%, 72%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(233, 13%, 77%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(13%, 11%, 0%, 23%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(71.5, 3.37, -11.54)`
CIE LCH	`lch(71.5, 12.02, 286.27)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(41.892, 42.915, 58.29)`
Decimal	`11251396`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #ABAEC4, 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 #ABAEC4	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.58:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.19:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#ABAEC4 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.19:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.58:1	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 #ABAEC4 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #abaec4; }
.text { color: #abaec4; }
.border { border: 2px solid #abaec4; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(171 174 196 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #abaec4, #b4abc4); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Light Steel Blue.

Questions

What color is #ABAEC4?: #ABAEC4 is a light, grayish blue, closest to the named color Cosmic. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #ABAEC4?: The RGB value is 171, 174, 196: 171 red, 174 green and 196 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #ABAEC4?: The complementary color is #C4C1AB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #ABAEC4?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.58:1 and white text 2.19:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.