What color is #ABBDC2?

#ABBDC2 is a light, grayish cyan, closest to the named color Seafoam Slate. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #ABBDC2?

The RGB value is 171, 189, 194: 171 red, 189 green and 194 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #ABBDC2?

The complementary color is #C2B0AB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #ABBDC2?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.79:1 and white text 1.95:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#ABBDC2 color

#ABBDC2 rgb(171, 189, 194)

Shades of gray

The hex color #ABBDC2 is a light, grayish cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 67.1% red, 74.1% green and 76.1% blue (171, 189, 194).

Its hue angle is 193°, with 16% saturation and 72% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 12% cyan, 3% magenta, 0% yellow and 24% black.

The closest named color is Seafoam Slate (#A6BCBE), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.79:1).

#ABBDC2 color codes

HEX	`#ABBDC2`
RGB	`rgb(171, 189, 194)`
RGB percent	`rgb(67.1%, 74.1%, 76.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(193, 16%, 72%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(193, 12%, 76%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(12%, 3%, 0%, 24%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(75.42, -5.14, -4.62)`
CIE LCH	`lch(75.42, 6.91, 221.97)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(44.727, 48.947, 58.12)`
Decimal	`11255234`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #ABBDC2, 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 #ABBDC2	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.79:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.95:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#ABBDC2 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.95:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.79:1	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 #ABBDC2 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #abbdc2; }
.text { color: #abbdc2; }
.border { border: 2px solid #abbdc2; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(171 189 194 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #abbdc2, #abb2c2); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ash Gray.

Questions

What color is #ABBDC2?: #ABBDC2 is a light, grayish cyan, closest to the named color Seafoam Slate. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #ABBDC2?: The RGB value is 171, 189, 194: 171 red, 189 green and 194 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #ABBDC2?: The complementary color is #C2B0AB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #ABBDC2?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.79:1 and white text 1.95:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.