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#ABECFB — Pale Vivid Teal

#ABECFB 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 #ABECFB 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.

#ABECFB 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 #FBBBAC; it also sits naturally between #ACFBE2 and #ACC5FB. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#ABECFB · RGB 171, 236, 251

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Color values

HEX#ABECFB
RGB171, 236, 251
HSL191°, 91%, 83%
HSV191°, 32%, 98%
CMYK32%, 6%, 0%, 2%
XYZ64.20, 75.61, 102.48
Yxy75.61, 0.2650, 0.3121
CIE-Lab89.68, -16.81, -13.79
Hunter Lab86.96, -15.99, -14.27

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

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

CSS code for #ABECFB

.text { color: #ABECFB; }
.background { background-color: #ABECFB; }
.border { border: 3px solid #ABECFB; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(171, 236, 251); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(191, 91%, 83%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #ABECFB; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(171, 236, 251, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #ABECFB; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(171, 236, 251, 0.8); }

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

Shades of #ABECFB

#85E4F9#5EDBF7#37D3F6#10CAF4#0AB1D6#0891AF#067188#055061#03303A#011013

Tints of #ABECFB

#B1EEFB#BBF0FC#C0F1FC#C5F2FC#CEF4FD#D3F5FD#D8F6FD#DDF7FD#E7FAFE#ECFBFE

Tones of #ABECFB

#B2E9F5#B7E5F0#BDE2EA#C3DEE5#C8DBDF#CED7D9

Color harmonies

Complementary — #FBBBAC:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text1.30:1 Fails
Against black text16.12:1 AAA

Best text color on #ABECFB: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #ABECFB

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 #ABECFB: ·

How #ABECFB looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #C7C8F7Deuteranopia · #C3BFF7Tritanopia · #AEF5F4

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 #ABECFB rather than the exact color:

Honey Ruby Monsoon
#33AF14 · #29E753 · #5EEDBB · #ACF0F6
Palette 050c9c
#050C9C · #3572EF · #3ABEF9 · #A7E6FF
Palette B1f0f7
#B1F0F7 · #81BFDA · #F5F0CD · #FADA7A
Palette A1eafb
#A1EAFB · #FDFDFD · #FFCEF3 · #CABBE9
Palette F4f9f9
#F4F9F9 · #CCF2F4 · #A4EBF3 · #AAAAAA
Palette 9fa1ff
#9FA1FF · #B5BAFF · #AEE2FF · #D9F9DF

Similar colors

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

#ACF0F6#A7E6FF#B1F0F7#A1EAFB#A4EBF3#AEE2FF#B2EBF2#AEE1FC#A6F6FF#A0E9FF#B1F6F7#B4E4FF

Browse neighbouring colors

← #ABECFA  ·  #ABECFC →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #ABECFB?

#ABECFB is Pale Vivid Teal, a teal color (RGB 171, 236, 251). Its closest standard named color is PaleTurquoise.

What is the RGB and HSL of #ABECFB?

#ABECFB is RGB 171, 236, 251 — HSL 191°, 91%, 83% — CMYK 32%, 6%, 0%, 2%.

What colors go with #ABECFB?

Its complement is #FBBBAC; analogous partners are #ACFBE2 and #ACC5FB. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #ABECFB for text?

Black text on #ABECFB has a contrast ratio of 16.12:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.30:1.