What color is #ABC9C7?

#ABC9C7 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 #ABC9C7?

The RGB value is 171, 201, 199: 171 red, 201 green and 199 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #ABC9C7?

The complementary color is #C9ABAD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #ABC9C7?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.91:1 and white text 1.76:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#ABC9C7 color

#ABC9C7 rgb(171, 201, 199)

Shades of gray

The hex color #ABC9C7 is a light, grayish cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 67.1% red, 78.8% green and 78% blue (171, 201, 199).

Its hue angle is 176°, with 22% saturation and 73% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 15% cyan, 0% magenta, 1% yellow and 21% black.

The closest named color is Wild Life (#A5C1C0), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.91:1).

#ABC9C7 color codes

HEX	`#ABC9C7`
RGB	`rgb(171, 201, 199)`
RGB percent	`rgb(67.1%, 78.8%, 78%)`
HSL	`hsl(176, 22%, 73%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(176, 15%, 79%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(15%, 0%, 1%, 21%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(78.78, -10.41, -2.37)`
CIE LCH	`lch(78.78, 10.68, 192.83)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(47.987, 54.553, 62.023)`
Decimal	`11258311`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #ABC9C7, 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 #ABC9C7	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.91:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.76:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#ABC9C7 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.76:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.91:1	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 #ABC9C7 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #abc9c7; }
.text { color: #abc9c7; }
.border { border: 2px solid #abc9c7; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(171 201 199 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #abc9c7, #abbcc9); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ash Gray.

Questions

What color is #ABC9C7?: #ABC9C7 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 #ABC9C7?: The RGB value is 171, 201, 199: 171 red, 201 green and 199 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #ABC9C7?: The complementary color is #C9ABAD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #ABC9C7?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.91:1 and white text 1.76:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.