Palettes / Colors / #ABEDCD

#ABEDCD — Light Green

#ABEDCD is a green color we call Light Green, closest to the named color PowderBlue (#B0E0E6). It belongs to the green family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: powderblue (#B0E0E6) — not an exact match. CSS powderblue gives you #B0E0E6, a different color; use #ABEDCD 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.

#ABEDCD is a cool 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 #EDABCB; it also sits naturally between #ABEDAC and #ABECED. 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 80%

Cyan 28% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 14% · Key 7%

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

Previews

CSS code for #ABEDCD

.text { color: #ABEDCD; }
.background { background-color: #ABEDCD; }
.border { border: 3px solid #ABEDCD; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(171, 237, 205); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(151, 65%, 80%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #ABEDCD; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(171, 237, 205, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #ABEDCD; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(171, 237, 205, 0.8); }

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

Shades of #ABEDCD

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #EDABCB:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #ABEDCD: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #ABEDCD

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 #ABEDCD 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 #ABEDCD 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

← #ABEDCC  ·  #ABEDCE →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #ABEDCD?

#ABEDCD is Light Green, a green color (RGB 171, 237, 205). Its closest standard named color is PowderBlue.

What is the RGB and HSL of #ABEDCD?

#ABEDCD is RGB 171, 237, 205 — HSL 151°, 65%, 80% — CMYK 28%, 0%, 14%, 7%.

What colors go with #ABEDCD?

Its complement is #EDABCB; analogous partners are #ABEDAC and #ABECED. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #ABEDCD for text?

Black text on #ABEDCD has a contrast ratio of 15.73:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.34:1.