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#ABCACE closest to Wave

#ABCACE is a light gray; the closest named color is Wave. In the RGB color model it is made of 67.1% red, 79.2% green and 80.8% blue (rgb(171, 202, 206)). Its HSL value is 187° hue, 26% saturation and 74% lightness, and in CMYK it is 17% cyan, 2% magenta, 0% yellow and 19% black. #ABCACE is a neutral color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 12.07:1.

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Variations of #ABCACE

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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#ABCACE color harmonies

Complementary

The opposite hue — maximum contrast and energy.

ABCACECEAFAB
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Split complementary

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

ABCACECEABB9CEC1AB
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Analogous

Neighbouring hues — calm, cohesive and natural.

ABCACEABCEC1ABB9CE
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Triadic

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

ABCACECEABCACACEAB
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Tetradic

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

ABCACEAFABCECEAFABCACEAB
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Square

Four hues spaced at 90° — bold and playful.

ABCACEC1ABCECEAFABB9CEAB
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#ABCACE for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

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

  • Dog vision 94% similarHow dogs see it · simulated as #BEC2CE
  • Protanopia 93% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #C5C7CE
  • Protanomaly 95% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #BEC7CE
  • Deuteranopia 94% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #BEC2CE
  • Deuteranomaly 96% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #B9C5CE
  • Tritanopia 97% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #A1CDCB
  • Tritanomaly 99% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #A7CBCD
  • Achromatopsia 93% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #C4C4C4
  • Achromatomaly 95% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #BEC6C7

#ABCACE contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
1.74:1 Very poor#ABCACE text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
12.07:1 Super#ABCACE text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#ABCACE in CSS

/* Wave */
.color { color: #ABCACE; }
.background { background-color: #ABCACE; }
.border { border: 1px solid #ABCACE; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(171 202 206);
color: hsl(187 26% 74%);
color: oklch(0.817 0.034 206.0);

#ABCACE FAQ

What color is #ABCACE?

#ABCACE is a light gray. Its closest named color is Wave. It belongs to the gray color family and is a neutral color.

What is the RGB value of #ABCACE?

#ABCACE is rgb(171, 202, 206) in RGB, hsl(187, 26%, 74%) in HSL and cmyk(17%, 2%, 0%, 19%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #ABCACE?

The complementary color of #ABCACE is #CEAFAB, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #ABCACE?

Black text has the best contrast on #ABCACE: 12.07:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #ABCACE a warm or cool color?

#ABCACE is a neutral color.