What color is #ABB4CC?

#ABB4CC is a light, grayish blue, closest to the named color Ethereal Mist. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #ABB4CC?

The RGB value is 171, 180, 204: 171 red, 180 green and 204 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #ABB4CC?

The complementary color is #CCC3AB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #ABB4CC?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.13:1 and white text 2.07:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#ABB4CC color

#ABB4CC rgb(171, 180, 204)

Shades of blue

The hex color #ABB4CC is a light, grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 67.1% red, 70.6% green and 80% blue (171, 180, 204).

Its hue angle is 224°, with 24% saturation and 74% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 16% cyan, 12% magenta, 0% yellow and 20% black.

The closest named color is Ethereal Mist (#B0B8CC), a difference of 1.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.13:1).

#ABB4CC color codes

HEX	`#ABB4CC`
RGB	`rgb(171, 180, 204)`
RGB percent	`rgb(67.1%, 70.6%, 80%)`
HSL	`hsl(224, 24%, 74%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(224, 16%, 80%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(16%, 12%, 0%, 20%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(73.32, 1.81, -13.19)`
CIE LCH	`lch(73.32, 13.31, 277.81)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(44.012, 45.659, 63.609)`
Decimal	`11252940`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #ABB4CC, 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 #ABB4CC	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.13:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.07:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#ABB4CC as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.07:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.13:1	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 #ABB4CC looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #abb4cc; }
.text { color: #abb4cc; }
.border { border: 2px solid #abb4cc; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(171 180 204 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #abb4cc, #b3abcc); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Light Steel Blue.

Questions

What color is #ABB4CC?: #ABB4CC is a light, grayish blue, closest to the named color Ethereal Mist. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #ABB4CC?: The RGB value is 171, 180, 204: 171 red, 180 green and 204 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #ABB4CC?: The complementary color is #CCC3AB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #ABB4CC?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.13:1 and white text 2.07:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.