Palettes / Colors / #ABDBDE

#ABDBDE — Light Muted Teal

#ABDBDE 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 #ABDBDE 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.

#ABDBDE 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 #DEAEAB; it also sits naturally between #ABDEC8 and #ABC1DE. 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 86% · Blue 87%

Cyan 23% · Magenta 1% · Yellow 0% · Key 13%

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

Previews

CSS code for #ABDBDE

.text { color: #ABDBDE; }
.background { background-color: #ABDBDE; }
.border { border: 3px solid #ABDBDE; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(171, 219, 222); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(184, 44%, 77%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #ABDBDE; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(171, 219, 222, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #ABDBDE; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(171, 219, 222, 0.8); }

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

Shades of #ABDBDE

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #DEAEAB:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #ABDBDE: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #ABDBDE

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 #ABDBDE 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 #ABDBDE 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

← #ABDBDD  ·  #ABDBDF →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #ABDBDE?

#ABDBDE is Light Muted Teal, a teal color (RGB 171, 219, 222). Its closest standard named color is LightBlue.

What is the RGB and HSL of #ABDBDE?

#ABDBDE is RGB 171, 219, 222 — HSL 184°, 44%, 77% — CMYK 23%, 1%, 0%, 13%.

What colors go with #ABDBDE?

Its complement is #DEAEAB; analogous partners are #ABDEC8 and #ABC1DE. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #ABDBDE for text?

Black text on #ABDBDE has a contrast ratio of 13.92:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.51:1.