ABCDCC

#ABCDCC closest to Wave

#ABCDCC is a light, muted turquoise; the closest named color is Wave. In the RGB color model it is made of 67.1% red, 80.4% green and 80.0% blue (rgb(171, 205, 204)). Its HSL value is 178° hue, 25% saturation and 74% lightness, and in CMYK it is 17% cyan, 0% magenta, 0% yellow and 20% black. #ABCDCC is a cool color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 12.34:1.

#ABCDCC color conversion

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Variations of #ABCDCC

Shades

Mixed with black: richer and darker.

Tints

Mixed with white: lighter and softer.

Tones

Mixed with gray: calmer and more muted.

Hues

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

Temperatures

Cooler on the left, warmer on the right.

#ABCDCC 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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#ABCDCC for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

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

  • Dog vision 93% similarHow dogs see it · simulated as #C2C4CC
  • Protanopia 92% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #C9C9CC
  • Protanomaly 94% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #C1CACC
  • Deuteranopia 93% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #C2C4CC
  • Deuteranomaly 95% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #BCC7CC
  • Tritanopia 98% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #A1CFCD
  • Tritanomaly 99% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #A7CECC
  • Achromatopsia 93% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #C6C6C6
  • Achromatomaly 94% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #C0C8C8

#ABCDCC contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
1.70:1 Very poor#ABCDCC text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
12.34:1 Super#ABCDCC text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass

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Colors similar to #ABCDCC

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#ABCDCC in CSS

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

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(171 205 204);
color: hsl(178 25% 74%);
color: oklch(0.823 0.036 194.3);

#ABCDCC FAQ

What color is #ABCDCC?

#ABCDCC is a light, muted turquoise. Its closest named color is Wave. It belongs to the turquoise color family and is a cool color.

What is the RGB value of #ABCDCC?

#ABCDCC is rgb(171, 205, 204) in RGB, hsl(178, 25%, 74%) in HSL and cmyk(17%, 0%, 0%, 20%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #ABCDCC?

The complementary color of #ABCDCC is #CDABAC, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #ABCDCC?

Black text has the best contrast on #ABCDCC: 12.34:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #ABCDCC a warm or cool color?

#ABCDCC is a cool color.