What color is #ABBEDD?

#ABBEDD is a light, desaturated azure, closest to the named color Sail Into the Horizon. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #ABBEDD?

The RGB value is 171, 190, 221: 171 red, 190 green and 221 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #ABBEDD?

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

Is black or white text better on #ABBEDD?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.14:1 and white text 1.88:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#ABBEDD color

#ABBEDD rgb(171, 190, 221)

Shades of blue

The hex color #ABBEDD is a light, desaturated azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 67.1% red, 74.5% green and 86.7% blue (171, 190, 221).

Its hue angle is 217°, with 42% saturation and 77% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 23% cyan, 14% magenta, 0% yellow and 13% black.

The closest named color is Sail Into the Horizon (#A3BBDC), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.14:1).

#ABBEDD color codes

HEX	`#ABBEDD`
RGB	`rgb(171, 190, 221)`
RGB percent	`rgb(67.1%, 74.5%, 86.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(217, 42%, 77%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(217, 23%, 87%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(23%, 14%, 0%, 13%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(76.5, 0.17, -17.65)`
CIE LCH	`lch(76.5, 17.65, 270.56)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(48.256, 50.704, 75.637)`
Decimal	`11255517`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #ABBEDD, 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 #ABBEDD	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.14:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.88:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#ABBEDD as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.88:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.14:1	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 #ABBEDD looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #abbedd; }
.text { color: #abbedd; }
.border { border: 2px solid #abbedd; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(171 190 221 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #abbedd, #b1abdd); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #ABBEDD?: #ABBEDD is a light, desaturated azure, closest to the named color Sail Into the Horizon. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #ABBEDD?: The RGB value is 171, 190, 221: 171 red, 190 green and 221 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #ABBEDD?: The complementary color is #DDCAAB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #ABBEDD?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.14:1 and white text 1.88:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.