What color is #ABC9D7?

#ABC9D7 is a light, desaturated azure, closest to the named color Airborne. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #ABC9D7?

The RGB value is 171, 201, 215: 171 red, 201 green and 215 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #ABC9D7?

The complementary color is #D7B9AB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #ABC9D7?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.07:1 and white text 1.74:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#ABC9D7 color

#ABC9D7 rgb(171, 201, 215)

Shades of gray

The hex color #ABC9D7 is a light, desaturated azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 67.1% red, 78.8% green and 84.3% blue (171, 201, 215).

Its hue angle is 199°, with 35% saturation and 76% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 20% cyan, 7% magenta, 0% yellow and 16% black.

The closest named color is Airborne (#A2C2D0), a difference of 2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.07:1).

#ABC9D7 color codes

HEX	`#ABC9D7`
RGB	`rgb(171, 201, 215)`
RGB percent	`rgb(67.1%, 78.8%, 84.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(199, 35%, 76%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(199, 20%, 84%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(20%, 7%, 0%, 16%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(79.23, -7.02, -10.31)`
CIE LCH	`lch(79.23, 12.47, 235.75)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(49.944, 55.336, 72.326)`
Decimal	`11258327`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #ABC9D7, 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 #ABC9D7	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.07:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.74:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#ABC9D7 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.74:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.07:1	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 #ABC9D7 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #abc9d7; }
.text { color: #abc9d7; }
.border { border: 2px solid #abc9d7; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(171 201 215 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #abc9d7, #abb3d7); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Columbia Blue.

Questions

What color is #ABC9D7?: #ABC9D7 is a light, desaturated azure, closest to the named color Airborne. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #ABC9D7?: The RGB value is 171, 201, 215: 171 red, 201 green and 215 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #ABC9D7?: The complementary color is #D7B9AB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #ABC9D7?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.07:1 and white text 1.74:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.