Palettes / Colors / #ABEDD5
#ABEDD5 — Light Green
#ABEDD5 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 #ABEDD5 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.
#ABEDD5 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 #EDABC3; it also sits naturally between #ABEDB4 and #ABE4ED. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.
Color values
| HEX | #ABEDD5 |
|---|---|
| RGB | 171, 237, 213 |
| HSL | 158°, 65%, 80% |
| HSV | 158°, 28%, 93% |
| CMYK | 28%, 0%, 10%, 7% |
| XYZ | 59.09, 74.03, 74.13 |
| Yxy | 74.03, 0.2851, 0.3572 |
| CIE-Lab | 88.94, -25.58, 4.98 |
| Hunter Lab | 86.04, -23.76, 4.64 |
RGB & CMYK percentages
Red 67% · Green 93% · Blue 84%
Cyan 28% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 10% · Key 7%
CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.
Previews
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CSS code for #ABEDD5
.text { color: #ABEDD5; }
.background { background-color: #ABEDD5; }
.border { border: 3px solid #ABEDD5; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(171, 237, 213); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(158, 65%, 80%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #ABEDD5; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(171, 237, 213, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #ABEDD5; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(171, 237, 213, 0.8); }
HTML: <p style="color:#ABEDD5">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#ABEDD5">Div content here</div>
Shades of #ABEDD5
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Tones of #ABEDD5
Color harmonies
Complementary — #EDABC3:
Analogous:
Triadic:
Contrast & accessibility
| Against white text | 1.33:1 Fails |
|---|---|
| Against black text | 15.81:1 AAA |
Best text color on #ABEDD5: #000000.
Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #ABEDD5
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:
Smaller body text shows the effect best.
Blended color: · Contrast against #ABEDD5: ·
How #ABEDD5 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 #ABEDD5 rather than the exact color:
Similar colors
The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:
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Frequently asked questions
What color is #ABEDD5?
#ABEDD5 is Light Green, a green color (RGB 171, 237, 213). Its closest standard named color is PowderBlue.
What is the RGB and HSL of #ABEDD5?
#ABEDD5 is RGB 171, 237, 213 — HSL 158°, 65%, 80% — CMYK 28%, 0%, 10%, 7%.
What colors go with #ABEDD5?
Its complement is #EDABC3; analogous partners are #ABEDB4 and #ABE4ED. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.
Can I use #ABEDD5 for text?
Black text on #ABEDD5 has a contrast ratio of 15.81:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.33:1.