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#ABD4E7 Color

#ABD4E7 is rgb(171, 212, 231) in RGB, hsl(199, 56%, 79%) in HSL, and about cmyk(26%, 8%, 0%, 9%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Light Blue (#ADD8E6), very hard to tell apart at ΔE 2.96. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#ABD4E7
HEX#ABD4E7
RGBrgb(171, 212, 231)
HSLhsl(199, 56%, 79%)
HSVhsv(199, 26%, 91%)
CMYKcmyk(26%, 8%, 0%, 9%)
OKLCHoklch(84.7% 0.051 227.8)
LABlab(82.43% -10.77 -14.07)
LCHlch(82.43% 17.71 232.58)

What #ABD4E7 Is Called

Most hex codes have no name: there are 16.7 million of them and a few thousand registered names. These are the named colors nearest to #ABD4E7, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Browse the full index of named colors A-Z or every teal in the library.

#ABD4E7 Channel Values

How #ABD4E7 breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

ModelChannelsNotes
RGBR 171 · G 212 · B 2318-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 199° · S 56% · L 79%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 199° · S 26% · V 91%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 26% · M 8% · Y 0% · K 9%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.58:1 vs white · 13.3:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #ABD4E7 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1. Contrast is one check, not a full accessibility review.

Fails AAWhite text1.58:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text13.3:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #ABD4E7

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #ABD4E7; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

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Analogous
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Triadic
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Split comp.
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Tints & Shades of #ABD4E7

Lighter tints and darker shades built by moving the lightness channel while holding hue and saturation, which is what you want for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

Shades

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How #ABD4E7 Looks with Color Vision Deficiency

Simulated with the Viénot, Brettel & Mollon LMS projection model. Anomalous types are rendered as partial versions of the matching dichromacy, which is an approximation rather than a per-person clinical model.

Typical#ABD4E7
Protanopia#CECEE7
Protanomaly#C1D0E7
Deuteranopia#C8C8E8
Deuteranomaly#BDCDE8
Tritanopia#A8D7D7
Tritanomaly#A9D6DD
Achromatopsia#CECECE

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #ABD4E7 in Code

Copy-ready declarations for the places this color usually ends up.

CSS custom property--color-abd4e7: #ABD4E7;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #ABD4E7;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-abd4e7': '#ABD4E7' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.671, green: 0.831, blue: 0.906)
Android XML<color name="color_abd4e7">#ABD4E7</color>
SVG fillfill="#ABD4E7"

More Teal Colors

#ABD4E7 sits in the teal family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#ABD4E7 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #ABD4E7?

#ABD4E7 is a light teal — rgb(171, 212, 231) in RGB and hsl(199, 56%, 79%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Light Blue (#ADD8E6), which is very hard to tell apart at a CIE76 distance of 2.96.

What is the RGB value of #ABD4E7?

#ABD4E7 is rgb(171, 212, 231) — red 171, green 212, and blue 231 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #ABD4E7?

#ABD4E7 converts to approximately cmyk(26%, 8%, 0%, 9%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #ABD4E7 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #ABD4E7 scores 1.58:1 against white and 13.3:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #ABD4E7 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #ABD4E7 is not one of the CSS color keywords, so it has to be written as a hex, rgb() or hsl() value. The closest keyword is lightblue (#ADD8E6) at a CIE76 distance of 2.96, which is very hard to tell apart.

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