What color is #ABCDC6?

#ABCDC6 is a light, desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Catch the Wave. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #ABCDC6?

The RGB value is 171, 205, 198: 171 red, 205 green and 198 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #ABCDC6?

The complementary color is #CDABB2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #ABCDC6?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.28:1 and white text 1.71:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#ABCDC6 color

#ABCDC6 rgb(171, 205, 198)

Shades of gray

The hex color #ABCDC6 is a light, desaturated spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 67.1% red, 80.4% green and 77.6% blue (171, 205, 198).

Its hue angle is 168°, with 25% saturation and 74% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 17% cyan, 0% magenta, 3% yellow and 20% black.

The closest named color is Catch the Wave (#B5DCD8), a difference of 3.8 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.28:1).

#ABCDC6 color codes

HEX	`#ABCDC6`
RGB	`rgb(171, 205, 198)`
RGB percent	`rgb(67.1%, 80.4%, 77.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(168, 25%, 74%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(168, 17%, 80%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(17%, 0%, 3%, 20%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(79.84, -12.68, -0.29)`
CIE LCH	`lch(79.84, 12.69, 181.3)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(48.816, 56.396, 61.729)`
Decimal	`11259334`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #ABCDC6, 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 #ABCDC6	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.28:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.71:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#ABCDC6 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.71:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.28:1	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 #ABCDC6 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #abcdc6; }
.text { color: #abcdc6; }
.border { border: 2px solid #abcdc6; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(171 205 198 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #abcdc6, #abc3cd); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Powder Blue.

Questions

What color is #ABCDC6?: #ABCDC6 is a light, desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Catch the Wave. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #ABCDC6?: The RGB value is 171, 205, 198: 171 red, 205 green and 198 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #ABCDC6?: The complementary color is #CDABB2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #ABCDC6?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.28:1 and white text 1.71:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.