What color is #ABCADC?

#ABCADC is a light, desaturated azure, closest to the named color Life at Sea. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #ABCADC?

The RGB value is 171, 202, 220: 171 red, 202 green and 220 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #ABCADC?

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

Is black or white text better on #ABCADC?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.21:1 and white text 1.72:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#ABCADC color

#ABCADC rgb(171, 202, 220)

Shades of blue

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

In the RGB color model it is made of 67.1% red, 79.2% green and 86.3% blue (171, 202, 220).

Its hue angle is 202°, with 41% saturation and 77% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 22% cyan, 8% magenta, 0% yellow and 14% black.

The closest named color is Life at Sea (#AFC9DC), a difference of 1.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.21:1).

#ABCADC color codes

HEX	`#ABCADC`
RGB	`rgb(171, 202, 220)`
RGB percent	`rgb(67.1%, 79.2%, 86.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(202, 41%, 77%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(202, 22%, 86%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(22%, 8%, 0%, 14%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(79.65, -6.44, -12.37)`
CIE LCH	`lch(79.65, 13.95, 242.5)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(50.83, 56.065, 75.84)`
Decimal	`11258588`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #ABCADC, 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 #ABCADC	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.21:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.72:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#ABCADC as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.72:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.21:1	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 #ABCADC looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #abcadc; }
.text { color: #abcadc; }
.border { border: 2px solid #abcadc; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(171 202 220 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #abcadc, #abb1dc); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Columbia Blue.

Questions

What color is #ABCADC?: #ABCADC is a light, desaturated azure, closest to the named color Life at Sea. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #ABCADC?: The RGB value is 171, 202, 220: 171 red, 202 green and 220 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #ABCADC?: The complementary color is #DCBDAB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #ABCADC?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.21:1 and white text 1.72:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.