What color is #ABBAE0?

#ABBAE0 is a light, desaturated blue, closest to the named color Blue Lips. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #ABBAE0?

The RGB value is 171, 186, 224: 171 red, 186 green and 224 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #ABBAE0?

The complementary color is #E0D1AB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #ABBAE0?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.83:1 and white text 1.94:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#ABBAE0 color

#ABBAE0 rgb(171, 186, 224)

Shades of blue

The hex color #ABBAE0 is a light, desaturated blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 67.1% red, 72.9% green and 87.8% blue (171, 186, 224).

Its hue angle is 223°, with 46% saturation and 77% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 24% cyan, 17% magenta, 0% yellow and 12% black.

The closest named color is Blue Lips (#A6BCE2), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.83:1).

#ABBAE0 color codes

HEX	`#ABBAE0`
RGB	`rgb(171, 186, 224)`
RGB percent	`rgb(67.1%, 72.9%, 87.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(223, 46%, 77%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(223, 24%, 88%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(24%, 17%, 0%, 12%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(75.55, 3.03, -20.71)`
CIE LCH	`lch(75.55, 20.93, 278.31)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(47.805, 49.156, 77.476)`
Decimal	`11254496`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #ABBAE0, 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 #ABBAE0	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.83:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.94:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#ABBAE0 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.94:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.83:1	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 #ABBAE0 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #abbae0; }
.text { color: #abbae0; }
.border { border: 2px solid #abbae0; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(171 186 224 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #abbae0, #b6abe0); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #ABBAE0?: #ABBAE0 is a light, desaturated blue, closest to the named color Blue Lips. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #ABBAE0?: The RGB value is 171, 186, 224: 171 red, 186 green and 224 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #ABBAE0?: The complementary color is #E0D1AB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #ABBAE0?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.83:1 and white text 1.94:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.