What color is #ABD8D5?

#ABD8D5 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 #ABD8D5?

The RGB value is 171, 216, 213: 171 red, 216 green and 213 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #ABD8D5?

The complementary color is #D8ABAE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #ABD8D5?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.51:1 and white text 1.55:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#ABD8D5 color

#ABD8D5 rgb(171, 216, 213)

Shades of teal

The hex color #ABD8D5 is a light, desaturated cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 67.1% red, 84.7% green and 83.5% blue (171, 216, 213).

Its hue angle is 176°, with 37% saturation and 76% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 21% cyan, 0% magenta, 1% yellow and 15% black.

The closest named color is Catch the Wave (#B5DCD8), a difference of 1.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.51:1).

#ABD8D5 color codes

HEX	`#ABD8D5`
RGB	`rgb(171, 216, 213)`
RGB percent	`rgb(67.1%, 84.7%, 83.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(176, 37%, 76%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(176, 21%, 85%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(21%, 0%, 1%, 15%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(83.22, -15.19, -3.34)`
CIE LCH	`lch(83.22, 15.56, 192.41)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(53.357, 62.572, 72.204)`
Decimal	`11262165`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #ABD8D5, 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 #ABD8D5	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.51:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.55:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#ABD8D5 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.55:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.51:1	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 #ABD8D5 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #abd8d5; }
.text { color: #abd8d5; }
.border { border: 2px solid #abd8d5; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(171 216 213 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #abd8d5, #abc5d8); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #ABD8D5?: #ABD8D5 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 #ABD8D5?: The RGB value is 171, 216, 213: 171 red, 216 green and 213 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #ABD8D5?: The complementary color is #D8ABAE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #ABD8D5?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.51:1 and white text 1.55:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.