Palettes / Colors / #ABEDED

#ABEDED — Light Teal

#ABEDED is a teal color we call Light Teal, closest to the named color PaleTurquoise (#AFEEEE). It belongs to the teal family.

#ABEDED 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 #EDABAB; it also sits naturally between #ABEDCC and #ABCCED. 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 93%

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

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

Previews

CSS code for #ABEDED

.text { color: #ABEDED; }
.background { background-color: #ABEDED; }
.border { border: 3px solid #ABEDED; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(171, 237, 237); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(180, 65%, 80%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #ABEDED; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(171, 237, 237, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #ABEDED; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(171, 237, 237, 0.8); }

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

Shades of #ABEDED

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #EDABAB:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #ABEDED: #000000.

How #ABEDED 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 #ABEDED 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 #ABEDED?

#ABEDED is Light Teal, a teal color (RGB 171, 237, 237). Its closest standard named color is PaleTurquoise.

What is the RGB and HSL of #ABEDED?

#ABEDED is RGB 171, 237, 237 — HSL 180°, 65%, 80% — CMYK 28%, 0%, 0%, 7%.

What colors go with #ABEDED?

Its complement is #EDABAB; analogous partners are #ABEDCC and #ABCCED. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #ABEDED for text?

Black text on #ABEDED has a contrast ratio of 16.07:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.31:1.