What color is #ABBFD5?

#ABBFD5 is a light, desaturated azure, closest to the named color Rendez-Blue. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #ABBFD5?

The RGB value is 171, 191, 213: 171 red, 191 green and 213 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #ABBFD5?

The complementary color is #D5C1AB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #ABBFD5?

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.

#ABBFD5 color

#ABBFD5 rgb(171, 191, 213)

Shades of blue

The hex color #ABBFD5 is a light, desaturated azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 67.1% red, 74.9% green and 83.5% blue (171, 191, 213).

Its hue angle is 211°, with 33% saturation and 75% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 20% cyan, 10% magenta, 0% yellow and 16% black.

The closest named color is Rendez-Blue (#ABBED0), a difference of 1.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

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

#ABBFD5 color codes

HEX	`#ABBFD5`
RGB	`rgb(171, 191, 213)`
RGB percent	`rgb(67.1%, 74.9%, 83.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(211, 33%, 75%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(211, 20%, 84%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(20%, 10%, 0%, 16%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(76.51, -2.16, -13.3)`
CIE LCH	`lch(76.51, 13.47, 260.79)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(47.433, 50.722, 70.229)`
Decimal	`11255765`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #ABBFD5, 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 #ABBFD5	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.14:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.88:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#ABBFD5 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 #ABBFD5 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #abbfd5; }
.text { color: #abbfd5; }
.border { border: 2px solid #abbfd5; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(171 191 213 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #abbfd5, #acabd5); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #ABBFD5?: #ABBFD5 is a light, desaturated azure, closest to the named color Rendez-Blue. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #ABBFD5?: The RGB value is 171, 191, 213: 171 red, 191 green and 213 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #ABBFD5?: The complementary color is #D5C1AB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #ABBFD5?: 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.