What color is #ABC6C4?

#ABC6C4 is a light, grayish cyan, closest to the named color Wild Life. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #ABC6C4?

The RGB value is 171, 198, 196: 171 red, 198 green and 196 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #ABC6C4?

The complementary color is #C6ABAD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #ABC6C4?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.61:1 and white text 1.81:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#ABC6C4 color

#ABC6C4 rgb(171, 198, 196)

Shades of gray

The hex color #ABC6C4 is a light, grayish cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 67.1% red, 77.6% green and 76.9% blue (171, 198, 196).

Its hue angle is 176°, with 19% saturation and 72% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 14% cyan, 0% magenta, 1% yellow and 22% black.

The closest named color is Wild Life (#A5C1C0), a difference of 1.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.61:1).

#ABC6C4 color codes

HEX	`#ABC6C4`
RGB	`rgb(171, 198, 196)`
RGB percent	`rgb(67.1%, 77.6%, 76.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(176, 19%, 72%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(176, 14%, 78%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(14%, 0%, 1%, 22%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(77.89, -9.46, -2.06)`
CIE LCH	`lch(77.89, 9.69, 192.29)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(46.95, 53.031, 59.976)`
Decimal	`11257540`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #ABC6C4, 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 #ABC6C4	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.61:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.81:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#ABC6C4 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.81:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.61:1	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 #ABC6C4 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #abc6c4; }
.text { color: #abc6c4; }
.border { border: 2px solid #abc6c4; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(171 198 196 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #abc6c4, #abbac6); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ash Gray.

Questions

What color is #ABC6C4?: #ABC6C4 is a light, grayish cyan, closest to the named color Wild Life. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #ABC6C4?: The RGB value is 171, 198, 196: 171 red, 198 green and 196 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #ABC6C4?: The complementary color is #C6ABAD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #ABC6C4?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.61:1 and white text 1.81:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.