What color is #ABBDCC?

#ABBDCC 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 #ABBDCC?

The RGB value is 171, 189, 204: 171 red, 189 green and 204 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #ABBDCC?

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

Is black or white text better on #ABBDCC?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.88:1 and white text 1.93:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#ABBDCC color

#ABBDCC rgb(171, 189, 204)

Shades of gray

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

In the RGB color model it is made of 67.1% red, 74.1% green and 80% blue (171, 189, 204).

Its hue angle is 207°, with 24% saturation and 74% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 16% cyan, 7% magenta, 0% yellow and 20% black.

The closest named color is Rendez-Blue (#ABBED0), a difference of 1.2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.88:1).

#ABBDCC color codes

HEX	`#ABBDCC`
RGB	`rgb(171, 189, 204)`
RGB percent	`rgb(67.1%, 74.1%, 80%)`
HSL	`hsl(207, 24%, 74%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(207, 16%, 80%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(16%, 7%, 0%, 20%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(75.71, -3.04, -9.62)`
CIE LCH	`lch(75.71, 10.09, 252.46)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(45.889, 49.412, 64.235)`
Decimal	`11255244`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #ABBDCC, 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 #ABBDCC	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.88:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.93:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#ABBDCC as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.93:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.88:1	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 #ABBDCC looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #abbdcc; }
.text { color: #abbdcc; }
.border { border: 2px solid #abbdcc; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(171 189 204 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #abbdcc, #abadcc); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Light Steel Blue.

Questions

What color is #ABBDCC?: #ABBDCC 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 #ABBDCC?: The RGB value is 171, 189, 204: 171 red, 189 green and 204 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #ABBDCC?: The complementary color is #CCBAAB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #ABBDCC?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.88:1 and white text 1.93:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.