Palettes / Colors / #ABE2DB

#ABE2DB — Light Muted Teal

#ABE2DB is a teal color we call Light Muted 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 #ABE2DB 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.

#ABE2DB 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 #E2ABB3; it also sits naturally between #ABE2C0 and #ABCEE2. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

Copy HEX Copy RGB Copy HSL Download PNG swatch SVG

Color values

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 67% · Green 89% · Blue 86%

Cyan 24% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 3% · Key 11%

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

Previews

CSS code for #ABE2DB

.text { color: #ABE2DB; }
.background { background-color: #ABE2DB; }
.border { border: 3px solid #ABE2DB; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(171, 226, 219); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(172, 49%, 78%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #ABE2DB; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(171, 226, 219, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #ABE2DB; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(171, 226, 219, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#ABE2DB">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#ABE2DB">Div content here</div>

Shades of #ABE2DB

Tints of #ABE2DB

Tones of #ABE2DB

Color harmonies

Complementary — #E2ABB3:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #ABE2DB: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #ABE2DB

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 #ABE2DB 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 #ABE2DB 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

← #ABE2DA  ·  #ABE2DC →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #ABE2DB?

#ABE2DB is Light Muted Teal, a teal color (RGB 171, 226, 219). Its closest standard named color is PowderBlue.

What is the RGB and HSL of #ABE2DB?

#ABE2DB is RGB 171, 226, 219 — HSL 172°, 49%, 78% — CMYK 24%, 0%, 3%, 11%.

What colors go with #ABE2DB?

Its complement is #E2ABB3; analogous partners are #ABE2C0 and #ABCEE2. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #ABE2DB for text?

Black text on #ABE2DB has a contrast ratio of 14.63:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.44:1.