Palettes / Colors / #ABEFF4

#ABEFF4 — Light Teal

#ABEFF4 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 #ABEFF4 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.

#ABEFF4 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 #F4AEA9; it also sits naturally between #A9F4D4 and #A9CAF4. 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 96%

Cyan 30% · Magenta 2% · Yellow 0% · Key 4%

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

Previews

CSS code for #ABEFF4

.text { color: #ABEFF4; }
.background { background-color: #ABEFF4; }
.border { border: 3px solid #ABEFF4; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(171, 239, 244); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(184, 77%, 81%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #ABEFF4; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(171, 239, 244, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #ABEFF4; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(171, 239, 244, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#ABEFF4">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#ABEFF4">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #F4AEA9:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #ABEFF4: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #ABEFF4

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 #ABEFF4 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 #ABEFF4 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

← #ABEFF3  ·  #ABEFF5 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #ABEFF4?

#ABEFF4 is Light Teal, a teal color (RGB 171, 239, 244). Its closest standard named color is PaleTurquoise.

What is the RGB and HSL of #ABEFF4?

#ABEFF4 is RGB 171, 239, 244 — HSL 184°, 77%, 81% — CMYK 30%, 2%, 0%, 4%.

What colors go with #ABEFF4?

Its complement is #F4AEA9; analogous partners are #A9F4D4 and #A9CAF4. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #ABEFF4 for text?

Black text on #ABEFF4 has a contrast ratio of 16.38:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.28:1.