What color is #ABC0CF?

#ABC0CF is a light, desaturated azure, closest to the named color Cloudy Valley. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #ABC0CF?

The RGB value is 171, 192, 207: 171 red, 192 green and 207 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #ABC0CF?

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

Is black or white text better on #ABC0CF?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.17:1 and white text 1.88:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#ABC0CF color

#ABC0CF rgb(171, 192, 207)

Shades of gray

The hex color #ABC0CF is a light, desaturated azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 67.1% red, 75.3% green and 81.2% blue (171, 192, 207).

Its hue angle is 205°, with 27% saturation and 74% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 17% cyan, 7% magenta, 0% yellow and 19% black.

The closest named color is Cloudy Valley (#B1C6D6), a difference of 1.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.17:1).

#ABC0CF color codes

HEX	`#ABC0CF`
RGB	`rgb(171, 192, 207)`
RGB percent	`rgb(67.1%, 75.3%, 81.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(205, 27%, 74%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(205, 17%, 81%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(17%, 7%, 0%, 19%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(76.59, -4, -9.93)`
CIE LCH	`lch(76.59, 10.7, 248.07)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(46.904, 50.861, 66.365)`
Decimal	`11256015`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #ABC0CF, 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 #ABC0CF	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.17:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.88:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#ABC0CF as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.88:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.17:1	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 #ABC0CF looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #abc0cf; }
.text { color: #abc0cf; }
.border { border: 2px solid #abc0cf; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(171 192 207 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #abc0cf, #abaecf); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Light Steel Blue.

Questions

What color is #ABC0CF?: #ABC0CF is a light, desaturated azure, closest to the named color Cloudy Valley. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #ABC0CF?: The RGB value is 171, 192, 207: 171 red, 192 green and 207 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #ABC0CF?: The complementary color is #CFBAAB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #ABC0CF?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.17:1 and white text 1.88:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.