What color is #ABBDC7?

#ABBDC7 is a light, grayish azure, closest to the named color Stormy. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #ABBDC7?

The RGB value is 171, 189, 199: 171 red, 189 green and 199 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #ABBDC7?

The complementary color is #C7B5AB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #ABBDC7?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.84:1 and white text 1.94:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#ABBDC7 color

#ABBDC7 rgb(171, 189, 199)

Shades of gray

The hex color #ABBDC7 is a light, grayish azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 67.1% red, 74.1% green and 78% blue (171, 189, 199).

Its hue angle is 201°, with 20% saturation and 73% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 14% cyan, 5% magenta, 0% yellow and 22% black.

The closest named color is Stormy (#B0BCC3), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.84:1).

#ABBDC7 color codes

HEX	`#ABBDC7`
RGB	`rgb(171, 189, 199)`
RGB percent	`rgb(67.1%, 74.1%, 78%)`
HSL	`hsl(201, 20%, 73%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(201, 14%, 78%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(14%, 5%, 0%, 22%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(75.56, -4.1, -7.13)`
CIE LCH	`lch(75.56, 8.22, 240.09)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(45.298, 49.176, 61.127)`
Decimal	`11255239`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #ABBDC7, 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 #ABBDC7	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.84:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.94:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#ABBDC7 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.94:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.84:1	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 #ABBDC7 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #abbdc7; }
.text { color: #abbdc7; }
.border { border: 2px solid #abbdc7; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(171 189 199 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #abbdc7, #abafc7); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Light Steel Blue.

Questions

What color is #ABBDC7?: #ABBDC7 is a light, grayish azure, closest to the named color Stormy. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #ABBDC7?: The RGB value is 171, 189, 199: 171 red, 189 green and 199 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #ABBDC7?: The complementary color is #C7B5AB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #ABBDC7?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.84:1 and white text 1.94:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.