Palettes / Colors / #ABCBD4

#ABCBD4 — Light Muted Teal

#ABCBD4 is a teal color we call Light Muted Teal, closest to the named color LightBlue (#ADD8E6). It belongs to the teal family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: lightblue (#ADD8E6) — not an exact match. CSS lightblue gives you #ADD8E6, a different color; use #ABCBD4 when you need this exact shade.

Sources: common names follow widely used color-name references; CSS keywords and their hex values follow the CSS Color specification.

#ABCBD4 is a cool teal color associated with freshness, clarity and balance. It sits comfortably in the middle: usable for large areas in soft schemes, or as a supporting color beside something stronger.

Its strongest partner is its complement #D4B4AB; it also sits naturally between #ABD4C8 and #ABB6D4. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

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Color values

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 67% · Green 80% · Blue 83%

Cyan 19% · Magenta 4% · Yellow 0% · Key 17%

CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.

Previews

CSS code for #ABCBD4

.text { color: #ABCBD4; }
.background { background-color: #ABCBD4; }
.border { border: 3px solid #ABCBD4; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(171, 203, 212); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(193, 32%, 75%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #ABCBD4; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(171, 203, 212, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #ABCBD4; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(171, 203, 212, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#ABCBD4">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#ABCBD4">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #D4B4AB:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #ABCBD4: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #ABCBD4

Text set with opacity blends into the background, so its real contrast is lower than the solid ratios above. Choose a text color and an opacity to see the blended color and its true ratio:

How #ABCBD4 looks with color blindness

Simulated with standard Machado color-vision-deficiency matrices — useful when this color carries meaning in charts, maps or interfaces:

Closest design-system colors

The nearest matches in the Tailwind CSS, Material Design and Bootstrap palettes — handy when you need a framework class instead of a raw hex:

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #ABCBD4 rather than the exact color:

Similar colors

The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:

Browse neighbouring colors

← #ABCBD3  ·  #ABCBD5 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #ABCBD4?

#ABCBD4 is Light Muted Teal, a teal color (RGB 171, 203, 212). Its closest standard named color is LightBlue.

What is the RGB and HSL of #ABCBD4?

#ABCBD4 is RGB 171, 203, 212 — HSL 193°, 32%, 75% — CMYK 19%, 4%, 0%, 17%.

What colors go with #ABCBD4?

Its complement is #D4B4AB; analogous partners are #ABD4C8 and #ABB6D4. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #ABCBD4 for text?

Black text on #ABCBD4 has a contrast ratio of 12.22:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.72:1.