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#ABEEF6 — Pale Vivid Teal

#ABEEF6 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 #ABEEF6 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.

#ABEEF6 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 #F6B3AC; it also sits naturally between #ACF6D9 and #ACCAF6. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#ABEEF6 · RGB 171, 238, 246

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Color values

HEX#ABEEF6
RGB171, 238, 246
HSL186°, 81%, 82%
HSV186°, 30%, 96%
CMYK30%, 3%, 0%, 4%
XYZ64.00, 76.46, 98.57
Yxy76.46, 0.2678, 0.3199
CIE-Lab90.07, -18.96, -10.59
Hunter Lab87.44, -17.98, -10.79

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 67% · Green 93% · Blue 96%

Cyan 30% · Magenta 3% · Yellow 0% · Key 4%

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

Previews

Sample text in #ABEEF6 on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #ABEEF6 on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #ABEEF6

.text { color: #ABEEF6; }
.background { background-color: #ABEEF6; }
.border { border: 3px solid #ABEEF6; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(171, 238, 246); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(186, 81%, 82%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #ABEEF6; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(171, 238, 246, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #ABEEF6; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(171, 238, 246, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#ABEEF6">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#ABEEF6">Div content here</div>

Shades of #ABEEF6

#87E8F2#62E0EF#42DAEB#1DD3E7#15B5C6#1193A2#0D717D#0A545C#063237#021112

Tints of #ABEEF6

#B1F0F7#BAF2F8#BEF2F8#C8F4F9#CCF5FA#D1F6FA#DAF8FB#DFF9FC#E8FBFD#EDFBFD

Tones of #ABEEF6

#B1EAF1#B6E6EC#BCE2E6#C1DEE1#C7DADC#CCD6D7

Color harmonies

Complementary — #F6B3AC:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text1.29:1 Fails
Against black text16.29:1 AAA

Best text color on #ABEEF6: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #ABEEF6

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 #ABEEF6: ·

How #ABEEF6 looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #C8C9F4Deuteranopia · #C4BFF4Tritanopia · #AEF3F2

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 #ABEEF6 rather than the exact color:

Honey Ruby Monsoon
#33AF14 · #29E753 · #5EEDBB · #ACF0F6
Palette B1f0f7
#B1F0F7 · #81BFDA · #F5F0CD · #FADA7A
Palette F4f9f9
#F4F9F9 · #CCF2F4 · #A4EBF3 · #AAAAAA
Palette 00bcd4
#00BCD4 · #B2EBF2 · #FF5722 · #DD2C00
Royal Ruby Cinder
#BD1D1A · #E96962 · #56E5E7 · #B0EFEE
Rustic Zephyr
#162742 · #14CCCE · #36E0EB · #B1F6F7

Similar colors

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

#ACF0F6#B1F0F7#A4EBF3#B2EBF2#B0EFEE#B1F6F7#A6F6F1#A1EAFB#9FECF4#A7E6FF#B6F4F9#A6F6FF

Browse neighbouring colors

← #ABEEF5  ·  #ABEEF7 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #ABEEF6?

#ABEEF6 is Pale Vivid Teal, a teal color (RGB 171, 238, 246). Its closest standard named color is PaleTurquoise.

What is the RGB and HSL of #ABEEF6?

#ABEEF6 is RGB 171, 238, 246 — HSL 186°, 81%, 82% — CMYK 30%, 3%, 0%, 4%.

What colors go with #ABEEF6?

Its complement is #F6B3AC; analogous partners are #ACF6D9 and #ACCAF6. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #ABEEF6 for text?

Black text on #ABEEF6 has a contrast ratio of 16.29:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.29:1.