Information about #ABD7DE color

#ABD7DE color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#ABD7DE falls into the Cyan Color FamilyModerate Saturation, Very Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(171, 215, 222) — 67.1% red, 84.3% green, 87.1% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 20 / 3 / 0 / 13. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

#ABD7DE is a clearly saturated water-like cyan that has a delicate, washed-out lightness. It is a natural fit for minimalist layouts, soft backgrounds and pastel palettes. In The Official Register of Color Names it is practically indistinguishable from Crystal (#A7D8DE). Slightly further away sit Light Blue (#ADD8E6) and French Pass (#A4D2E0).

In RGB terms — rgb(171, 215, 222) — the blue channel does the heavy lifting here. Accessibility-wise, black text works best on #ABD7DE: 13.5:1 contrast (passing WCAG AAA) versus 1.6:1 for white. Like most of the 16.7 million digital colors, this one is still waiting for a name — naming it takes a minute.

#ABD7DE color variations

View this color variations of tints, shades, tones and hues.

#ABD7DE color harmonies

Color harmonies are pleasing color schemes created according to their position on a color wheel.

Complementary

Complementary color schemes are made by picking two opposite colors con the color wheel. They appear vibrant near to each other.

Complementary color schemes

Split complementary

Split complementary schemes are like complementary but they uses two adiacent colors of the complement. They are more flexible than complementary ones.

Split complementary color scheme

Analogous

Analogous color schemes are made by picking three colors that are next to each other on the color wheel. They are perceived as calm and serene.

Analogous color scheme

Triadic

Triadic color schemes are created by picking three colors equally spaced on the color wheel. They appear quite contrasted and multicolored.

Triadic color scheme

Tetradic

Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.

Tetradic color scheme

Square

Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.

Square color scheme

Nearest named colors to #ABD7DE

The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.

Crystal color link
Crystal

#A7D8DE

Light Blue color link
Light Blue

#ADD8E6

French Pass color link
French Pass

#A4D2E0

Pastel Cyan color link
Pastel Cyan

#A4D8D8

Charlotte color link
Charlotte

#A4DCE6

Aqua Island color link
Aqua Island

#A1DAD7

Powder Blue color link
Powder Blue

#B0E0E6

Scandal color link
Scandal

#ADD9D1

Ice Cold color link
Ice Cold

#AFE3D6

Sinbad color link
Sinbad

#A6D5D0

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#ABD7DE
  • RGB171, 215, 222
  • CMYK20, 3, 0, 13
  • CSSrgb(171, 215, 222)
  • HSL188°, 44%, 77%
  • HSL Precise188.235°, 43.59%, 77.059%
  • HSV188°, 23%, 87%
  • HSB188°, 23%, 87%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.671
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.843
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.871
  • GLSLvec3(0.671, 0.843, 0.871)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.671, 0.843, 0.871, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.671, 0.843, 0.871)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB67.1%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB84.3%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB87.1%
  • Color FamilyCyan
  • Saturation FamilyModerate Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyVery Light
  • HEX IDABD7DE
  • DECIMAL ID11261918
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Seen by search & AI crawlers39 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01