Palettes / Colors / #ABEFEF

#ABEFEF — Light Teal

#ABEFEF is a teal color we call Light 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 #ABEFEF 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.

#ABEFEF 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 #EFA9A9; it also sits naturally between #A9EFCC and #A9CCEF. 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 94% · Blue 94%

Cyan 28% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 0% · Key 6%

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

Previews

CSS code for #ABEFEF

.text { color: #ABEFEF; }
.background { background-color: #ABEFEF; }
.border { border: 3px solid #ABEFEF; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(171, 239, 239); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(180, 68%, 80%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #ABEFEF; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(171, 239, 239, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #ABEFEF; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(171, 239, 239, 0.8); }

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

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #EFA9A9:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #ABEFEF: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #ABEFEF

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 #ABEFEF 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 #ABEFEF 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

← #ABEFEE  ·  #ABEFF0 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #ABEFEF?

#ABEFEF is Light Teal, a teal color (RGB 171, 239, 239). Its closest standard named color is PaleTurquoise.

What is the RGB and HSL of #ABEFEF?

#ABEFEF is RGB 171, 239, 239 — HSL 180°, 68%, 80% — CMYK 28%, 0%, 0%, 6%.

What colors go with #ABEFEF?

Its complement is #EFA9A9; analogous partners are #A9EFCC and #A9CCEF. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #ABEFEF for text?

Black text on #ABEFEF has a contrast ratio of 16.32:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.29:1.