What color is #ABD3DF?

#ABD3DF is a light, desaturated cyan, closest to the named color Light Blue. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #ABD3DF?

The RGB value is 171, 211, 223: 171 red, 211 green and 223 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #ABD3DF?

The complementary color is #DFB7AB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #ABD3DF?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.11:1 and white text 1.6:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#ABD3DF color

#ABD3DF rgb(171, 211, 223)

Shades of teal

The hex color #ABD3DF is a light, desaturated cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 67.1% red, 82.7% green and 87.5% blue (171, 211, 223).

Its hue angle is 194°, with 45% saturation and 77% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 23% cyan, 5% magenta, 0% yellow and 13% black.

The closest named color is Light Blue (#ADD8E6), a difference of 1.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.11:1).

#ABD3DF color codes

HEX	`#ABD3DF`
RGB	`rgb(171, 211, 223)`
RGB percent	`rgb(67.1%, 82.7%, 87.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(194, 45%, 77%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(194, 23%, 87%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(23%, 5%, 0%, 13%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(82.15, -10.47, -10.25)`
CIE LCH	`lch(82.15, 14.65, 224.4)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(53.404, 60.572, 78.676)`
Decimal	`11260895`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #ABD3DF, 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 #ABD3DF	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.11:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.6:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#ABD3DF as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.6:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.11:1	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 #ABD3DF looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #abd3df; }
.text { color: #abd3df; }
.border { border: 2px solid #abd3df; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(171 211 223 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #abd3df, #abb9df); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #ABD3DF?: #ABD3DF is a light, desaturated cyan, closest to the named color Light Blue. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #ABD3DF?: The RGB value is 171, 211, 223: 171 red, 211 green and 223 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #ABD3DF?: The complementary color is #DFB7AB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #ABD3DF?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.11:1 and white text 1.6:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.