Palettes / Colors / #ABCBD5
#ABCBD5 — Light Muted Teal
#ABCBD5 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 #ABCBD5 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.
#ABCBD5 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 #D4B4AA; it also sits naturally between #AAD4C9 and #AAB5D4. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.
Color values
| HEX | #ABCBD5 |
|---|---|
| RGB | 171, 203, 213 |
| HSL | 194°, 33%, 75% |
| HSV | 194°, 20%, 84% |
| CMYK | 20%, 5%, 0%, 16% |
| XYZ | 50.16, 56.17, 71.15 |
| Yxy | 56.17, 0.2826, 0.3165 |
| CIE-Lab | 79.71, -8.50, -8.53 |
| Hunter Lab | 74.95, -7.82, -8.20 |
RGB & CMYK percentages
Red 67% · Green 80% · Blue 84%
Cyan 20% · Magenta 5% · Yellow 0% · Key 16%
CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.
Previews
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CSS code for #ABCBD5
.text { color: #ABCBD5; }
.background { background-color: #ABCBD5; }
.border { border: 3px solid #ABCBD5; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(171, 203, 213); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(194, 33%, 75%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #ABCBD5; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(171, 203, 213, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #ABCBD5; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(171, 203, 213, 0.8); }
HTML: <p style="color:#ABCBD5">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#ABCBD5">Div content here</div>
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Color harmonies
Complementary — #D4B4AA:
Analogous:
Triadic:
Contrast & accessibility
| Against white text | 1.72:1 Fails |
|---|---|
| Against black text | 12.23:1 AAA |
Best text color on #ABCBD5: #000000.
Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #ABCBD5
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:
Smaller body text shows the effect best.
Blended color: · Contrast against #ABCBD5: ·
How #ABCBD5 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 #ABCBD5 rather than the exact color:
Similar colors
The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:
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Frequently asked questions
What color is #ABCBD5?
#ABCBD5 is Light Muted Teal, a teal color (RGB 171, 203, 213). Its closest standard named color is LightBlue.
What is the RGB and HSL of #ABCBD5?
#ABCBD5 is RGB 171, 203, 213 — HSL 194°, 33%, 75% — CMYK 20%, 5%, 0%, 16%.
What colors go with #ABCBD5?
Its complement is #D4B4AA; analogous partners are #AAD4C9 and #AAB5D4. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.
Can I use #ABCBD5 for text?
Black text on #ABCBD5 has a contrast ratio of 12.23:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.72:1.