What color is #ABB9CB?

#ABB9CB is a light, grayish azure, closest to the named color Sailor Boy. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #ABB9CB?

The RGB value is 171, 185, 203: 171 red, 185 green and 203 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #ABB9CB?

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

Is black or white text better on #ABB9CB?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.53:1 and white text 1.99:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#ABB9CB color

#ABB9CB rgb(171, 185, 203)

Shades of gray

The hex color #ABB9CB is a light, grayish azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 67.1% red, 72.5% green and 79.6% blue (171, 185, 203).

Its hue angle is 214°, with 24% saturation and 73% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 16% cyan, 9% magenta, 0% yellow and 20% black.

The closest named color is Sailor Boy (#AEBBD0), a difference of 1.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.53:1).

#ABB9CB color codes

HEX	`#ABB9CB`
RGB	`rgb(171, 185, 203)`
RGB percent	`rgb(67.1%, 72.5%, 79.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(214, 24%, 73%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(214, 16%, 80%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(16%, 9%, 0%, 20%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(74.61, -1.11, -10.71)`
CIE LCH	`lch(74.61, 10.77, 264.08)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(44.92, 47.667, 63.322)`
Decimal	`11254219`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #ABB9CB, 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 #ABB9CB	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.53:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.99:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#ABB9CB as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.99:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.53:1	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 #ABB9CB looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #abb9cb; }
.text { color: #abb9cb; }
.border { border: 2px solid #abb9cb; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(171 185 203 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #abb9cb, #adabcb); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Light Steel Blue.

Questions

What color is #ABB9CB?: #ABB9CB is a light, grayish azure, closest to the named color Sailor Boy. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #ABB9CB?: The RGB value is 171, 185, 203: 171 red, 185 green and 203 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #ABB9CB?: The complementary color is #CBBDAB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #ABB9CB?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.53:1 and white text 1.99:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.