Palettes / Colors / #ABECFA

#ABECFA — Pale Vivid Teal

#ABECFA is a teal color we call Pale Vivid 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 #ABECFA 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.

#ABECFA 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 #FABBAD; it also sits naturally between #ADFAE2 and #ADC6FA. 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 93% · Blue 98%

Cyan 32% · Magenta 6% · Yellow 0% · Key 2%

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

Previews

CSS code for #ABECFA

.text { color: #ABECFA; }
.background { background-color: #ABECFA; }
.border { border: 3px solid #ABECFA; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(171, 236, 250); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(191, 89%, 83%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #ABECFA; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(171, 236, 250, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #ABECFA; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(171, 236, 250, 0.8); }

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

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #FABBAD:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #ABECFA: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #ABECFA

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 #ABECFA 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 #ABECFA 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

← #ABECF9  ·  #ABECFB →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #ABECFA?

#ABECFA is Pale Vivid Teal, a teal color (RGB 171, 236, 250). Its closest standard named color is PaleTurquoise.

What is the RGB and HSL of #ABECFA?

#ABECFA is RGB 171, 236, 250 — HSL 191°, 89%, 83% — CMYK 32%, 6%, 0%, 2%.

What colors go with #ABECFA?

Its complement is #FABBAD; analogous partners are #ADFAE2 and #ADC6FA. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #ABECFA for text?

Black text on #ABECFA has a contrast ratio of 16.11:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.30:1.