What color is #ABC0BF?

#ABC0BF 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 #ABC0BF?

The RGB value is 171, 192, 191: 171 red, 192 green and 191 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #ABC0BF?

The complementary color is #C0ABAC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #ABC0BF?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.02:1 and white text 1.9:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#ABC0BF color

#ABC0BF rgb(171, 192, 191)

Shades of gray

The hex color #ABC0BF is a light, grayish cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 67.1% red, 75.3% green and 74.9% blue (171, 192, 191).

Its hue angle is 177°, with 14% saturation and 71% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 11% cyan, 0% magenta, 1% yellow and 25% black.

The closest named color is Seafoam Slate (#A6BCBE), a difference of 1.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.02:1).

#ABC0BF color codes

HEX	`#ABC0BF`
RGB	`rgb(171, 192, 191)`
RGB percent	`rgb(67.1%, 75.3%, 74.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(177, 14%, 71%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(177, 11%, 75%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(11%, 0%, 1%, 25%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(76.14, -7.33, -1.93)`
CIE LCH	`lch(76.14, 7.58, 194.73)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(45.046, 50.118, 56.581)`
Decimal	`11255999`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #ABC0BF, 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 #ABC0BF	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.02:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.9:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#ABC0BF as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.9:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.02:1	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 #ABC0BF looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #abc0bf; }
.text { color: #abc0bf; }
.border { border: 2px solid #abc0bf; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(171 192 191 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #abc0bf, #abb6c0); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Questions

What color is #ABC0BF?: #ABC0BF 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 #ABC0BF?: The RGB value is 171, 192, 191: 171 red, 192 green and 191 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #ABC0BF?: The complementary color is #C0ABAC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #ABC0BF?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.02:1 and white text 1.9:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.