Palettes / Colors / #ABE7CA

#ABE7CA — Light Green

#ABE7CA is a green color we call Light 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 #ABE7CA 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.

#ABE7CA 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 #E7ABC8; it also sits naturally between #ABE7AC and #ABE6E7. 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 91% · Blue 79%

Cyan 26% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 13% · Key 9%

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

Previews

CSS code for #ABE7CA

.text { color: #ABE7CA; }
.background { background-color: #ABE7CA; }
.border { border: 3px solid #ABE7CA; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(171, 231, 202); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(151, 56%, 79%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #ABE7CA; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(171, 231, 202, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #ABE7CA; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(171, 231, 202, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#ABE7CA">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#ABE7CA">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #E7ABC8:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #ABE7CA: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #ABE7CA

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 #ABE7CA 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 #ABE7CA 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

← #ABE7C9  ·  #ABE7CB →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #ABE7CA?

#ABE7CA is Light Green, a green color (RGB 171, 231, 202). Its closest standard named color is PowderBlue.

What is the RGB and HSL of #ABE7CA?

#ABE7CA is RGB 171, 231, 202 — HSL 151°, 56%, 79% — CMYK 26%, 0%, 13%, 9%.

What colors go with #ABE7CA?

Its complement is #E7ABC8; analogous partners are #ABE7AC and #ABE6E7. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #ABE7CA for text?

Black text on #ABE7CA has a contrast ratio of 15.01:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.40:1.