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#ABBAC4 Color

#ABBAC4 is rgb(171, 186, 196) in RGB, hsl(204, 17%, 72%) in HSL, and about cmyk(13%, 5%, 0%, 23%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Pastel Blue (#AEC6CF), very hard to tell apart at ΔE 4.9. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#ABBAC4
HEX#ABBAC4
RGBrgb(171, 186, 196)
HSLhsl(204, 17%, 72%)
HSVhsv(204, 13%, 77%)
CMYKcmyk(13%, 5%, 0%, 23%)
OKLCHoklch(78% 0.022 236.9)
LABlab(74.58% -3.84 -6.94)
LCHlch(74.58% 7.93 241.07)

What #ABBAC4 Is Called

Most hex codes have no name: there are 16.7 million of them and a few thousand registered names. These are the named colors nearest to #ABBAC4, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Browse the full index of named colors A-Z or every blue in the library.

#ABBAC4 Channel Values

How #ABBAC4 breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

ModelChannelsNotes
RGBR 171 · G 186 · B 1968-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 204° · S 17% · L 72%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 204° · S 13% · V 77%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 13% · M 5% · Y 0% · K 23%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.99:1 vs white · 10.55:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #ABBAC4 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1. Contrast is one check, not a full accessibility review.

Fails AAWhite text1.99:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text10.55:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #ABBAC4

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #ABBAC4; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

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Analogous
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Triadic
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Tints & Shades of #ABBAC4

Lighter tints and darker shades built by moving the lightness channel while holding hue and saturation, which is what you want for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

Shades

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #ABBAC4.

How #ABBAC4 Looks with Color Vision Deficiency

Simulated with the Viénot, Brettel & Mollon LMS projection model. Anomalous types are rendered as partial versions of the matching dichromacy, which is an approximation rather than a per-person clinical model.

Typical#ABBAC4
Protanopia#B8B8C4
Protanomaly#B3B9C4
Deuteranopia#B5B5C4
Deuteranomaly#B1B7C4
Tritanopia#AABBBB
Tritanomaly#AABBBF
Achromatopsia#B8B8B8

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #ABBAC4 in Code

Copy-ready declarations for the places this color usually ends up.

CSS custom property--color-abbac4: #ABBAC4;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #ABBAC4;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-abbac4': '#ABBAC4' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.671, green: 0.729, blue: 0.769)
Android XML<color name="color_abbac4">#ABBAC4</color>
SVG fillfill="#ABBAC4"

More Blue Colors

#ABBAC4 sits in the blue family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#ABBAC4 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #ABBAC4?

#ABBAC4 is a light blue — rgb(171, 186, 196) in RGB and hsl(204, 17%, 72%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Pastel Blue (#AEC6CF), which is very hard to tell apart at a CIE76 distance of 4.9.

What is the RGB value of #ABBAC4?

#ABBAC4 is rgb(171, 186, 196) — red 171, green 186, and blue 196 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #ABBAC4?

#ABBAC4 converts to approximately cmyk(13%, 5%, 0%, 23%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #ABBAC4 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #ABBAC4 scores 1.99:1 against white and 10.55:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #ABBAC4 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #ABBAC4 is not one of the CSS color keywords, so it has to be written as a hex, rgb() or hsl() value. The closest keyword is silver (#C0C0C0) at a CIE76 distance of 8.52, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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