Palettes / Colors / #ABEEF8
#ABEEF8 — Pale Vivid Teal
#ABEEF8 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 #ABEEF8 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.
#ABEEF8 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 #F8B4AA; it also sits naturally between #AAF8DC and #AAC7F8. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.
Color values
| HEX | #ABEEF8 |
|---|---|
| RGB | 171, 238, 248 |
| HSL | 188°, 85%, 82% |
| HSV | 188°, 31%, 97% |
| CMYK | 31%, 4%, 0%, 3% |
| XYZ | 64.31, 76.58, 100.20 |
| Yxy | 76.58, 0.2667, 0.3177 |
| CIE-Lab | 90.13, -18.50, -11.55 |
| Hunter Lab | 87.51, -17.57, -11.83 |
RGB & CMYK percentages
Red 67% · Green 93% · Blue 97%
Cyan 31% · Magenta 4% · Yellow 0% · Key 3%
CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.
Previews
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CSS code for #ABEEF8
.text { color: #ABEEF8; }
.background { background-color: #ABEEF8; }
.border { border: 3px solid #ABEEF8; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(171, 238, 248); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(188, 85%, 82%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #ABEEF8; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(171, 238, 248, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #ABEEF8; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(171, 238, 248, 0.8); }
HTML: <p style="color:#ABEEF8">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#ABEEF8">Div content here</div>
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Color harmonies
Complementary — #F8B4AA:
Analogous:
Triadic:
Contrast & accessibility
| Against white text | 1.29:1 Fails |
|---|---|
| Against black text | 16.32:1 AAA |
Best text color on #ABEEF8: #000000.
Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #ABEEF8
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 #ABEEF8: ·
How #ABEEF8 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 #ABEEF8 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 #ABEEF8?
#ABEEF8 is Pale Vivid Teal, a teal color (RGB 171, 238, 248). Its closest standard named color is PaleTurquoise.
What is the RGB and HSL of #ABEEF8?
#ABEEF8 is RGB 171, 238, 248 — HSL 188°, 85%, 82% — CMYK 31%, 4%, 0%, 3%.
What colors go with #ABEEF8?
Its complement is #F8B4AA; analogous partners are #AAF8DC and #AAC7F8. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.
Can I use #ABEEF8 for text?
Black text on #ABEEF8 has a contrast ratio of 16.32:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.29:1.