What color is #ABD5D3?

#ABD5D3 is a light, desaturated cyan, closest to the named color Catch the Wave. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #ABD5D3?

The RGB value is 171, 213, 211: 171 red, 213 green and 211 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #ABD5D3?

The complementary color is #D5ABAD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #ABD5D3?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.19:1 and white text 1.59:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#ABD5D3 color

#ABD5D3 rgb(171, 213, 211)

Shades of teal

The hex color #ABD5D3 is a light, desaturated cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 67.1% red, 83.5% green and 82.7% blue (171, 213, 211).

Its hue angle is 177°, with 33% saturation and 75% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 20% cyan, 0% magenta, 1% yellow and 16% black.

The closest named color is Catch the Wave (#B5DCD8), a difference of 2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.19:1).

#ABD5D3 color codes

HEX	`#ABD5D3`
RGB	`rgb(171, 213, 211)`
RGB percent	`rgb(67.1%, 83.5%, 82.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(177, 33%, 75%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(177, 20%, 84%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(20%, 0%, 1%, 16%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(82.35, -14.09, -3.55)`
CIE LCH	`lch(82.35, 14.53, 194.16)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(52.343, 60.948, 70.622)`
Decimal	`11261395`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #ABD5D3, 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 #ABD5D3	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.19:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.59:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#ABD5D3 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.59:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.19:1	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 #ABD5D3 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #abd5d3; }
.text { color: #abd5d3; }
.border { border: 2px solid #abd5d3; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(171 213 211 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #abd5d3, #abc2d5); }

Background

Text color

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Questions

What color is #ABD5D3?: #ABD5D3 is a light, desaturated cyan, closest to the named color Catch the Wave. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #ABD5D3?: The RGB value is 171, 213, 211: 171 red, 213 green and 211 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #ABD5D3?: The complementary color is #D5ABAD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #ABD5D3?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.19:1 and white text 1.59:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.