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#ABEBF2 — Light Teal

#ABEBF2 is a teal color we call Light Teal, closest to the named color PaleTurquoise (#AFEEEE). It belongs to the teal family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: paleturquoise (#AFEEEE) — not an exact match. CSS paleturquoise gives you #AFEEEE, a different color; use #ABEBF2 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.

#ABEBF2 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 #F2B2AB; it also sits naturally between #ABF2D6 and #ABC7F2. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#ABEBF2 · RGB 171, 235, 242

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Color values

HEX#ABEBF2
RGB171, 235, 242
HSL186°, 73%, 81%
HSV186°, 29%, 95%
CMYK29%, 3%, 0%, 5%
XYZ62.53, 74.49, 95.09
Yxy74.49, 0.2694, 0.3209
CIE-Lab89.15, -18.38, -9.87
Hunter Lab86.30, -17.37, -9.98

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 67% · Green 92% · Blue 95%

Cyan 29% · Magenta 3% · Yellow 0% · Key 5%

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

Previews

Sample text in #ABEBF2 on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #ABEBF2 on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #ABEBF2

.text { color: #ABEBF2; }
.background { background-color: #ABEBF2; }
.border { border: 3px solid #ABEBF2; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(171, 235, 242); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(186, 73%, 81%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #ABEBF2; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(171, 235, 242, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #ABEBF2; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(171, 235, 242, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#ABEBF2">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#ABEBF2">Div content here</div>

Shades of #ABEBF2

#88E2EC#69DBE8#46D2E2#22CADD#1EAEBE#188D9A#136D77#0D4D54#083035#031012

Tints of #ABEBF2

#B4EDF3#B8EEF4#C1F0F5#C6F1F6#CEF3F7#D3F4F8#DCF7F9#E0F8FA#E9FAFC#EDFBFC

Tones of #ABEBF2

#B0E7ED#B5E3E8#BADFE3#C0DBDE#C4D7D9#CAD2D3

Color harmonies

Complementary — #F2B2AB:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text1.32:1 Fails
Against black text15.90:1 AAA

Best text color on #ABEBF2: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #ABEBF2

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:

100%
Sample heading text
Smaller body text shows the effect best.

Blended color: · Contrast against #ABEBF2: ·

How #ABEBF2 looks with color blindness

Simulated with standard Machado color-vision-deficiency matrices — useful when this color carries meaning in charts, maps or interfaces:

Protanopia · #C7C7F0Deuteranopia · #C3BEF0Tritanopia · #AEEFEF

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:

Bootstrap light · #F8F9FAMaterial Grey 500 · #9E9E9ETailwind violet 500 · #8B5CF6

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #ABEBF2 rather than the exact color:

Honey Ruby Monsoon
#33AF14 · #29E753 · #5EEDBB · #ACF0F6
Palette 00bcd4
#00BCD4 · #B2EBF2 · #FF5722 · #DD2C00
Palette F4f9f9
#F4F9F9 · #CCF2F4 · #A4EBF3 · #AAAAAA
Royal Ruby Cinder
#BD1D1A · #E96962 · #56E5E7 · #B0EFEE
Palette B1f0f7
#B1F0F7 · #81BFDA · #F5F0CD · #FADA7A
Palette E2852e
#E2852E · #F5C857 · #FFEE91 · #ABE0F0

Similar colors

The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:

#ACF0F6#B2EBF2#A4EBF3#B0EFEE#B1F0F7#ABE0F0#AFE0EF#A6F6F1#9FECF4#B5EAEA#A6E3E9#AEE6E6

Browse neighbouring colors

← #ABEBF1  ·  #ABEBF3 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #ABEBF2?

#ABEBF2 is Light Teal, a teal color (RGB 171, 235, 242). Its closest standard named color is PaleTurquoise.

What is the RGB and HSL of #ABEBF2?

#ABEBF2 is RGB 171, 235, 242 — HSL 186°, 73%, 81% — CMYK 29%, 3%, 0%, 5%.

What colors go with #ABEBF2?

Its complement is #F2B2AB; analogous partners are #ABF2D6 and #ABC7F2. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #ABEBF2 for text?

Black text on #ABEBF2 has a contrast ratio of 15.90:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.32:1.