Palettes / Colors / #ABEDBC

#ABEDBC — Light Green

#ABEDBC is a green color we call Light Green, closest to the named color PaleGreen (#98FB98). It belongs to the green family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: palegreen (#98FB98) — not an exact match. CSS palegreen gives you #98FB98, a different color; use #ABEDBC 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.

#ABEDBC is a warm-leaning green color associated with growth, calm 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 #EDABDD; it also sits naturally between #BBEDAB and #ABEDDD. 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 74%

Cyan 28% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 21% · Key 7%

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

Previews

CSS code for #ABEDBC

.text { color: #ABEDBC; }
.background { background-color: #ABEDBC; }
.border { border: 3px solid #ABEDBC; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(171, 237, 188); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(135, 65%, 80%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #ABEDBC; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(171, 237, 188, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #ABEDBC; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(171, 237, 188, 0.8); }

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

Shades of #ABEDBC

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #EDABDD:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #ABEDBC: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #ABEDBC

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 #ABEDBC 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 #ABEDBC 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 #ABEDBC?

#ABEDBC is Light Green, a green color (RGB 171, 237, 188). Its closest standard named color is PaleGreen.

What is the RGB and HSL of #ABEDBC?

#ABEDBC is RGB 171, 237, 188 — HSL 135°, 65%, 80% — CMYK 28%, 0%, 21%, 7%.

What colors go with #ABEDBC?

Its complement is #EDABDD; analogous partners are #BBEDAB and #ABEDDD. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #ABEDBC for text?

Black text on #ABEDBC has a contrast ratio of 15.57:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.35:1.