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ABCDCE

#ABCDCE closest to Wave

#ABCDCE 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 80.8% blue (rgb(171, 205, 206)). Its HSL value is 182° hue, 26% saturation and 74% lightness, and in CMYK it is 17% cyan, 0% magenta, 0% yellow and 19% black. #ABCDCE is a cool color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 12.36:1.

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#ABCDCE color conversion

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Variations of #ABCDCE

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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#ABCDCE color harmonies

Complementary

The opposite hue — maximum contrast and energy.

ABCDCECEACAB
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Split complementary

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

ABCDCECEABBCCEBEAB
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Analogous

Neighbouring hues — calm, cohesive and natural.

ABCDCEABCEBEABBCCE
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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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#ABCDCE for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #ABCDCE 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 #C1C4CE
  • Protanopia 93% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #C8CACE
  • Protanomaly 94% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #C1CACE
  • Deuteranopia 93% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #C1C4CE
  • Deuteranomaly 95% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #BBC7CE
  • Tritanopia 97% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #A1D0CD
  • Tritanomaly 99% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #A7CECE
  • 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

#ABCDCE contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
1.70:1 Very poor#ABCDCE text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
12.36:1 Super#ABCDCE text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#ABCDCE in CSS

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

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(171 205 206);
color: hsl(182 26% 74%);
color: oklch(0.824 0.036 198.7);

#ABCDCE FAQ

What color is #ABCDCE?

#ABCDCE 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 #ABCDCE?

#ABCDCE is rgb(171, 205, 206) in RGB, hsl(182, 26%, 74%) in HSL and cmyk(17%, 0%, 0%, 19%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #ABCDCE?

The complementary color of #ABCDCE is #CEACAB, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #ABCDCE?

Black text has the best contrast on #ABCDCE: 12.36:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #ABCDCE a warm or cool color?

#ABCDCE is a cool color.