Palettes / Colors / #ABE7DB

#ABE7DB — Light Teal

#ABE7DB 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 #ABE7DB 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.

#ABE7DB 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 #E7ABB7; it also sits naturally between #ABE7BD and #ABD5E7. 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 86%

Cyan 26% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 5% · Key 9%

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

Previews

CSS code for #ABE7DB

.text { color: #ABE7DB; }
.background { background-color: #ABE7DB; }
.border { border: 3px solid #ABE7DB; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(171, 231, 219); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(168, 56%, 79%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #ABE7DB; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(171, 231, 219, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #ABE7DB; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(171, 231, 219, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#ABE7DB">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#ABE7DB">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #E7ABB7:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #ABE7DB: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #ABE7DB

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 #ABE7DB 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 #ABE7DB 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

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Frequently asked questions

What color is #ABE7DB?

#ABE7DB is Light Teal, a teal color (RGB 171, 231, 219). Its closest standard named color is PowderBlue.

What is the RGB and HSL of #ABE7DB?

#ABE7DB is RGB 171, 231, 219 — HSL 168°, 56%, 79% — CMYK 26%, 0%, 5%, 9%.

What colors go with #ABE7DB?

Its complement is #E7ABB7; analogous partners are #ABE7BD and #ABD5E7. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #ABE7DB for text?

Black text on #ABE7DB has a contrast ratio of 15.18:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.38:1.