Palettes / Colors / #ABE3DF

#ABE3DF — Light Muted Teal

#ABE3DF 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 #ABE3DF 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.

#ABE3DF 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 #E3ABAF; it also sits naturally between #ABE3C3 and #ABCBE3. 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 89% · Blue 87%

Cyan 25% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 2% · Key 11%

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

Previews

CSS code for #ABE3DF

.text { color: #ABE3DF; }
.background { background-color: #ABE3DF; }
.border { border: 3px solid #ABE3DF; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(171, 227, 223); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(176, 50%, 78%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #ABE3DF; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(171, 227, 223, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #ABE3DF; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(171, 227, 223, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#ABE3DF">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#ABE3DF">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #E3ABAF:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #ABE3DF: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #ABE3DF

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 #ABE3DF 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 #ABE3DF 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

← #ABE3DE  ·  #ABE3E0 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #ABE3DF?

#ABE3DF is Light Muted Teal, a teal color (RGB 171, 227, 223). Its closest standard named color is PowderBlue.

What is the RGB and HSL of #ABE3DF?

#ABE3DF is RGB 171, 227, 223 — HSL 176°, 50%, 78% — CMYK 25%, 0%, 2%, 11%.

What colors go with #ABE3DF?

Its complement is #E3ABAF; analogous partners are #ABE3C3 and #ABCBE3. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #ABE3DF for text?

Black text on #ABE3DF has a contrast ratio of 14.78:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.42:1.