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#ABBACE Sailor Boy

#ABBACE is a light gray named Sailor Boy. In the RGB color model it is made of 67.1% red, 72.9% green and 80.8% blue (rgb(171, 186, 206)). Its HSL value is 214° hue, 26% saturation and 74% lightness, and in CMYK it is 17% cyan, 10% magenta, 0% yellow and 19% black. #ABBACE is a neutral color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 10.65:1.

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Variations of #ABBACE

Shades

Mixed with black: richer and darker.

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Tints

Mixed with white: lighter and softer.

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Tones

Mixed with gray: calmer and more muted.

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Hues

The same lightness and chroma, rotated around the color wheel.

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Temperatures

Cooler on the left, warmer on the right.

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#ABBACE color harmonies

Complementary

The opposite hue — maximum contrast and energy.

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Split complementary

The two hues next to the complement — contrast with less tension.

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Analogous

Neighbouring hues — calm, cohesive and natural.

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Triadic

Three hues evenly spaced at 120° — vibrant yet balanced.

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Tetradic

Two complementary pairs — rich, best with one dominant color.

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Square

Four hues spaced at 90° — bold and playful.

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#ABBACE for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #ABBACE appears with each type of color vision deficiency (Machado 2009 model) — and to your dog. Try the dog vision simulator →

  • Dog vision 98% similarHow dogs see it · simulated as #B0B7CE
  • Protanopia 98% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #B3BACF
  • Protanomaly 98% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #B1BACF
  • Deuteranopia 98% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #B0B7CE
  • Deuteranomaly 99% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #AEB8CE
  • Tritanopia 94% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #A2BEC0
  • Tritanomaly 98% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #A8BCC8
  • Achromatopsia 93% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #B9B9B9
  • Achromatomaly 95% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #B5B9BE

#ABBACE contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
1.97:1 Very poor#ABBACE text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
10.65:1 Very good#ABBACE text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#ABBACE in CSS

/* Sailor Boy */
.color { color: #ABBACE; }
.background { background-color: #ABBACE; }
.border { border: 1px solid #ABBACE; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(171 186 206);
color: hsl(214 26% 74%);
color: oklch(0.784 0.033 255.6);

#ABBACE FAQ

What color is #ABBACE?

#ABBACE is a light gray. Its closest named color is Sailor Boy. It belongs to the gray color family and is a neutral color.

What is the RGB value of #ABBACE?

#ABBACE is rgb(171, 186, 206) in RGB, hsl(214, 26%, 74%) in HSL and cmyk(17%, 10%, 0%, 19%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #ABBACE?

The complementary color of #ABBACE is #CEBFAB, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #ABBACE?

Black text has the best contrast on #ABBACE: 10.65:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #ABBACE a warm or cool color?

#ABBACE is a neutral color.