Palettes / Colors / #ABE3CF
#ABE3CF — Light Muted Green
#ABE3CF is a green color we call Light Muted Green, closest to the named color PowderBlue (#B0E0E6). It belongs to the green family.
Color name
Closest CSS keyword: powderblue (#B0E0E6) — not an exact match. CSS powderblue gives you #B0E0E6, a different color; use #ABE3CF 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.
#ABE3CF is a cool green color associated with growth, calm 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 #E3ABBE; it also sits naturally between #ABE3B3 and #ABDBE3. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.
Color values
| HEX | #ABE3CF |
|---|---|
| RGB | 171, 227, 207 |
| HSL | 159°, 50%, 78% |
| HSV | 159°, 25%, 89% |
| CMYK | 25%, 0%, 9%, 11% |
| XYZ | 55.53, 68.10, 69.25 |
| Yxy | 68.10, 0.2879, 0.3531 |
| CIE-Lab | 86.06, -21.92, 3.97 |
| Hunter Lab | 82.52, -20.22, 3.66 |
RGB & CMYK percentages
Red 67% · Green 89% · Blue 81%
Cyan 25% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 9% · Key 11%
CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.
Previews
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CSS code for #ABE3CF
.text { color: #ABE3CF; }
.background { background-color: #ABE3CF; }
.border { border: 3px solid #ABE3CF; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(171, 227, 207); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(159, 50%, 78%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #ABE3CF; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(171, 227, 207, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #ABE3CF; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(171, 227, 207, 0.8); }
HTML: <p style="color:#ABE3CF">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#ABE3CF">Div content here</div>
Shades of #ABE3CF
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Tones of #ABE3CF
Color harmonies
Complementary — #E3ABBE:
Analogous:
Triadic:
Contrast & accessibility
| Against white text | 1.44:1 Fails |
|---|---|
| Against black text | 14.62:1 AAA |
Best text color on #ABE3CF: #000000.
Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #ABE3CF
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 #ABE3CF: ·
How #ABE3CF 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 #ABE3CF 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 #ABE3CF?
#ABE3CF is Light Muted Green, a green color (RGB 171, 227, 207). Its closest standard named color is PowderBlue.
What is the RGB and HSL of #ABE3CF?
#ABE3CF is RGB 171, 227, 207 — HSL 159°, 50%, 78% — CMYK 25%, 0%, 9%, 11%.
What colors go with #ABE3CF?
Its complement is #E3ABBE; analogous partners are #ABE3B3 and #ABDBE3. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.
Can I use #ABE3CF for text?
Black text on #ABE3CF has a contrast ratio of 14.62:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.44:1.