What color is #ABD0CE?

#ABD0CE is a light, desaturated cyan, closest to the named color Catch the Wave. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #ABD0CE?

The RGB value is 171, 208, 206: 171 red, 208 green and 206 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #ABD0CE?

The complementary color is #D0ABAD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #ABD0CE?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.65:1 and white text 1.66:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#ABD0CE color

#ABD0CE rgb(171, 208, 206)

Shades of gray

The hex color #ABD0CE is a light, desaturated cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 67.1% red, 81.6% green and 80.8% blue (171, 208, 206).

Its hue angle is 177°, with 28% saturation and 74% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 18% cyan, 0% magenta, 1% yellow and 18% black.

The closest named color is Catch the Wave (#B5DCD8), a difference of 2.9 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.65:1).

#ABD0CE color codes

HEX	`#ABD0CE`
RGB	`rgb(171, 208, 206)`
RGB percent	`rgb(67.1%, 81.6%, 80.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(177, 28%, 74%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(177, 18%, 82%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(18%, 0%, 1%, 18%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(80.86, -12.58, -3.07)`
CIE LCH	`lch(80.86, 12.95, 193.72)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(50.488, 58.224, 66.959)`
Decimal	`11260110`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #ABD0CE, 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 #ABD0CE	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.65:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.66:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#ABD0CE as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.66:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.65:1	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 #ABD0CE looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #abd0ce; }
.text { color: #abd0ce; }
.border { border: 2px solid #abd0ce; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(171 208 206 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #abd0ce, #abc0d0); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Powder Blue.

Questions

What color is #ABD0CE?: #ABD0CE is a light, desaturated cyan, closest to the named color Catch the Wave. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #ABD0CE?: The RGB value is 171, 208, 206: 171 red, 208 green and 206 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #ABD0CE?: The complementary color is #D0ABAD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #ABD0CE?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.65:1 and white text 1.66:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.