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#ABECFF — Pale Vivid Teal

#ABECFF 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 #ABECFF 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.

#ABECFF 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 #FFC0AD; it also sits naturally between #ADFFE9 and #ADC3FF. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#ABECFF · RGB 171, 236, 255

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Color values

HEX#ABECFF
RGB171, 236, 255
HSL194°, 100%, 84%
HSV194°, 33%, 100%
CMYK33%, 7%, 0%, 0%
XYZ64.84, 75.87, 105.83
Yxy75.87, 0.2630, 0.3077
CIE-Lab89.80, -15.87, -15.70
Hunter Lab87.10, -15.14, -16.42

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 67% · Green 93% · Blue 100%

Cyan 33% · Magenta 7% · Yellow 0% · Key 0%

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

Previews

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

CSS code for #ABECFF

.text { color: #ABECFF; }
.background { background-color: #ABECFF; }
.border { border: 3px solid #ABECFF; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(171, 236, 255); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(194, 100%, 84%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #ABECFF; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(171, 236, 255, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #ABECFF; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(171, 236, 255, 0.8); }

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

Shades of #ABECFF

#85E2FF#5CD9FF#33CFFF#0AC6FF#00ACE0#008DB8#006D8F#004E66#002F3D#001014

Tints of #ABECFF

#B3EDFF#B8EEFF#C2F1FF#C7F2FF#CCF3FF#D1F4FF#D6F5FF#E0F8FF#E5F9FF#EBFAFF

Tones of #ABECFF

#B3E9F9#B9E6F3#BFE3ED#C5E0E8#CADDE2#D0D9DC

Color harmonies

Complementary — #FFC0AD:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text1.30:1 Fails
Against black text16.17:1 AAA

Best text color on #ABECFF: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #ABECFF

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 #ABECFF: ·

How #ABECFF looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #C7C8FADeuteranopia · #C3BFF9Tritanopia · #AEF7F6

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 #ABECFF rather than the exact color:

Palette 050c9c
#050C9C · #3572EF · #3ABEF9 · #A7E6FF
Honey Ruby Monsoon
#33AF14 · #29E753 · #5EEDBB · #ACF0F6
Palette 9fa1ff
#9FA1FF · #B5BAFF · #AEE2FF · #D9F9DF
Palette B9f3fc
#B9F3FC · #AEE2FF · #93C6E7 · #FEDEFF
Palette B799ff
#B799FF · #ACBCFF · #AEE2FF · #E6FFFD
Palette B1f0f7
#B1F0F7 · #81BFDA · #F5F0CD · #FADA7A

Similar colors

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

#A7E6FF#ACF0F6#AEE2FF#B1F0F7#A1EAFB#A6F6FF#A0E9FF#AEE1FC#B4E4FF#A4EBF3#B8E8FC#B1F6F7

Browse neighbouring colors

← #ABECFE  ·  #ABED00 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #ABECFF?

#ABECFF is Pale Vivid Teal, a teal color (RGB 171, 236, 255). Its closest standard named color is PaleTurquoise.

What is the RGB and HSL of #ABECFF?

#ABECFF is RGB 171, 236, 255 — HSL 194°, 100%, 84% — CMYK 33%, 7%, 0%, 0%.

What colors go with #ABECFF?

Its complement is #FFC0AD; analogous partners are #ADFFE9 and #ADC3FF. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #ABECFF for text?

Black text on #ABECFF has a contrast ratio of 16.17:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.30:1.