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#ABE0EE — Light Teal

#ABE0EE is a teal color we call Light Teal, closest to the named color PowderBlue (#B0E0E6). It belongs to the teal family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: powderblue (#B0E0E6) — not an exact match. CSS powderblue gives you #B0E0E6, a different color; use #ABE0EE 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.

#ABE0EE is a cool teal color associated with freshness, clarity and balance. It is light enough to work as a background or base color, with darker text on top.

Its strongest partner is its complement #EEB9AA; it also sits naturally between #AAEEDB and #AABDEE. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#ABE0EE · RGB 171, 224, 238

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Color values

HEX#ABE0EE
RGB171, 224, 238
HSL193°, 66%, 80%
HSV193°, 28%, 93%
CMYK28%, 6%, 0%, 7%
XYZ58.88, 68.14, 90.94
Yxy68.14, 0.2702, 0.3126
CIE-Lab86.08, -13.75, -12.35
Hunter Lab82.55, -12.93, -12.49

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 67% · Green 88% · Blue 93%

Cyan 28% · Magenta 6% · Yellow 0% · Key 7%

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

Previews

Sample text in #ABE0EE on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #ABE0EE on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #ABE0EE

.text { color: #ABE0EE; }
.background { background-color: #ABE0EE; }
.border { border: 3px solid #ABE0EE; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(171, 224, 238); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(193, 66%, 80%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #ABE0EE; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(171, 224, 238, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #ABE0EE; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(171, 224, 238, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#ABE0EE">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#ABE0EE">Div content here</div>

Shades of #ABE0EE

#88D2E7#6BC7E1#49BADA#2BAFD4#2493B2#1D7790#175F72#104350#0A2A33#030E11

Tints of #ABE0EE

#B3E2EF#B7E4F0#C0E7F2#C4E9F3#CCECF5#D5EFF6#D9F1F7#E1F4F9#E6F5FA#EEF9FC

Tones of #ABE0EE

#AFDCE9#B4DAE4#B9D7DF#BED4DA#C2D1D6#C7CFD1

Color harmonies

Complementary — #EEB9AA:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text1.44:1 Fails
Against black text14.63:1 AAA

Best text color on #ABE0EE: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #ABE0EE

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:

100%
Sample heading text
Smaller body text shows the effect best.

Blended color: · Contrast against #ABE0EE: ·

How #ABE0EE looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #C2C2EBDeuteranopia · #BFBBEATritanopia · #AEE8E7

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:

Bootstrap light · #F8F9FAMaterial Grey 500 · #9E9E9ETailwind violet 500 · #8B5CF6

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #ABE0EE rather than the exact color:

Palette E2852e
#E2852E · #F5C857 · #FFEE91 · #ABE0F0
Hidden Ruby Orchard
#CEF3E2 · #AFE0EF · #C1C4EC · #DAB8F0
Vintage Ruby Voyage
#CA2E1B · #E43F35 · #2DCFE3 · #AFDCEF
Palette Ddf3f5
#DDF3F5 · #A6DCEF · #F2AAAA · #E36387
Palette E3fdfd
#E3FDFD · #CBF1F5 · #A6E3E9 · #71C9CE
Palette Ffe6eb
#FFE6EB · #DEFCFC · #CBF1F5 · #A6E3E9

Similar colors

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

#ABE0F0#AFE0EF#AFDCEF#A6DCEF#A6E3E9#A8D8EA#B4E1EB#ACD8E8#A2DEEA#AEE6E6#A1DCEF#A5DEE5

Browse neighbouring colors

← #ABE0ED  ·  #ABE0EF →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #ABE0EE?

#ABE0EE is Light Teal, a teal color (RGB 171, 224, 238). Its closest standard named color is PowderBlue.

What is the RGB and HSL of #ABE0EE?

#ABE0EE is RGB 171, 224, 238 — HSL 193°, 66%, 80% — CMYK 28%, 6%, 0%, 7%.

What colors go with #ABE0EE?

Its complement is #EEB9AA; analogous partners are #AAEEDB and #AABDEE. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #ABE0EE for text?

Black text on #ABE0EE has a contrast ratio of 14.63:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.44:1.