What color is #ABC1C3?

#ABC1C3 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 #ABC1C3?

The RGB value is 171, 193, 195: 171 red, 193 green and 195 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #ABC1C3?

The complementary color is #C3ADAB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #ABC1C3?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.15:1 and white text 1.88:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#ABC1C3 color

#ABC1C3 rgb(171, 193, 195)

Shades of gray

The hex color #ABC1C3 is a light, grayish cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 67.1% red, 75.7% green and 76.5% blue (171, 193, 195).

Its hue angle is 185°, with 17% saturation and 72% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 12% cyan, 1% magenta, 0% yellow and 24% black.

The closest named color is Seafoam Slate (#A6BCBE), a difference of 1.3 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.15:1).

#ABC1C3 color codes

HEX	`#ABC1C3`
RGB	`rgb(171, 193, 195)`
RGB percent	`rgb(67.1%, 75.7%, 76.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(185, 17%, 72%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(185, 12%, 76%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(12%, 1%, 0%, 24%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(76.52, -7.05, -3.54)`
CIE LCH	`lch(76.52, 7.89, 206.67)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(45.712, 50.737, 59.004)`
Decimal	`11256259`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #ABC1C3, 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 #ABC1C3	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.15:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.88:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#ABC1C3 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.88:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.15:1	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 #ABC1C3 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #abc1c3; }
.text { color: #abc1c3; }
.border { border: 2px solid #abc1c3; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(171 193 195 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #abc1c3, #abb5c3); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ash Gray.

Questions

What color is #ABC1C3?: #ABC1C3 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 #ABC1C3?: The RGB value is 171, 193, 195: 171 red, 193 green and 195 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #ABC1C3?: The complementary color is #C3ADAB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #ABC1C3?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.15:1 and white text 1.88:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.