Palettes / Colors / #ABCED5

#ABCED5 — Light Muted Teal

#ABCED5 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 #ABCED5 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.

#ABCED5 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 #D4B1AA; it also sits naturally between #AAD4C6 and #AAB8D4. 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 81% · Blue 84%

Cyan 20% · Magenta 3% · Yellow 0% · Key 16%

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

Previews

CSS code for #ABCED5

.text { color: #ABCED5; }
.background { background-color: #ABCED5; }
.border { border: 3px solid #ABCED5; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(171, 206, 213); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(190, 33%, 75%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #ABCED5; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(171, 206, 213, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #ABCED5; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(171, 206, 213, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#ABCED5">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#ABCED5">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #D4B1AA:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #ABCED5: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #ABCED5

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 #ABCED5 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 #ABCED5 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

← #ABCED4  ·  #ABCED6 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #ABCED5?

#ABCED5 is Light Muted Teal, a teal color (RGB 171, 206, 213). Its closest standard named color is LightBlue.

What is the RGB and HSL of #ABCED5?

#ABCED5 is RGB 171, 206, 213 — HSL 190°, 33%, 75% — CMYK 20%, 3%, 0%, 16%.

What colors go with #ABCED5?

Its complement is #D4B1AA; analogous partners are #AAD4C6 and #AAB8D4. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #ABCED5 for text?

Black text on #ABCED5 has a contrast ratio of 12.52:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.68:1.