What color is #ABB9C8?

#ABB9C8 is a light, grayish azure, closest to the named color Rendez-Blue. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #ABB9C8?

The RGB value is 171, 185, 200: 171 red, 185 green and 200 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #ABB9C8?

The complementary color is #C8BAAB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #ABB9C8?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.51:1 and white text 2:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#ABB9C8 color

#ABB9C8 rgb(171, 185, 200)

Shades of gray

The hex color #ABB9C8 is a light, grayish azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 67.1% red, 72.5% green and 78.4% blue (171, 185, 200).

Its hue angle is 211°, with 21% saturation and 73% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 15% cyan, 8% magenta, 0% yellow and 22% black.

The closest named color is Rendez-Blue (#ABBED0), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.51:1).

#ABB9C8 color codes

HEX	`#ABB9C8`
RGB	`rgb(171, 185, 200)`
RGB percent	`rgb(67.1%, 72.5%, 78.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(211, 21%, 73%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(211, 15%, 78%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(15%, 8%, 0%, 22%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(74.52, -1.75, -9.21)`
CIE LCH	`lch(74.52, 9.37, 259.24)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(44.566, 47.525, 61.458)`
Decimal	`11254216`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #ABB9C8, 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 #ABB9C8	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.51:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#ABB9C8 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.51:1	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 #ABB9C8 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #abb9c8; }
.text { color: #abb9c8; }
.border { border: 2px solid #abb9c8; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(171 185 200 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #abb9c8, #ababc8); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Light Steel Blue.

Questions

What color is #ABB9C8?: #ABB9C8 is a light, grayish azure, closest to the named color Rendez-Blue. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #ABB9C8?: The RGB value is 171, 185, 200: 171 red, 185 green and 200 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #ABB9C8?: The complementary color is #C8BAAB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #ABB9C8?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.51:1 and white text 2:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.