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#ABDECE Color

#ABDECE is rgb(171, 222, 206) in RGB, hsl(161, 44%, 77%) in HSL, and about cmyk(23%, 0%, 7%, 13%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Pale Robin Egg Blue (#96DED1), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 6.94. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#ABDECE
HEX#ABDECE
RGBrgb(171, 222, 206)
HSLhsl(161, 44%, 77%)
HSVhsv(161, 23%, 87%)
CMYKcmyk(23%, 0%, 7%, 13%)
OKLCHoklch(86.1% 0.057 173.7)
LABlab(84.57% -19.53 2.22)
LCHlch(84.57% 19.66 173.52)

What #ABDECE 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 #ABDECE, 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 green in the library.

#ABDECE Channel Values

How #ABDECE 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 222 · B 2068-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 161° · S 44% · L 77%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 161° · S 23% · V 87%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 23% · M 0% · Y 7% · K 13%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.49:1 vs white · 14.07:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #ABDECE 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 text1.49:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text14.07:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #ABDECE in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #ABDECE

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #ABDECE; 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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Complementary
Analogous
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Triadic
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Split comp.
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Tints & Shades of #ABDECE

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

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #ABDECE.

How #ABDECE 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#ABDECE
Protanopia#D6D6CE
Protanomaly#C7D9CE
Deuteranopia#CFCFCF
Deuteranomaly#C2D5CF
Tritanopia#AEDCDC
Tritanomaly#ADDDD7
Achromatopsia#D3D3D3

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #ABDECE in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-abdece: #ABDECE;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #ABDECE;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-abdece': '#ABDECE' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.671, green: 0.871, blue: 0.808)
Android XML<color name="color_abdece">#ABDECE</color>
SVG fillfill="#ABDECE"

More Green Colors

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

#ABDECE Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #ABDECE?

#ABDECE is a light green — rgb(171, 222, 206) in RGB and hsl(161, 44%, 77%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Pale Robin Egg Blue (#96DED1), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 6.94.

What is the RGB value of #ABDECE?

#ABDECE is rgb(171, 222, 206) — red 171, green 222, and blue 206 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #ABDECE?

#ABDECE converts to approximately cmyk(23%, 0%, 7%, 13%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #ABDECE be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #ABDECE scores 1.49:1 against white and 14.07:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #ABDECE as a CSS color keyword?

No. #ABDECE 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 paleturquoise (#AFEEEE) at a CIE76 distance of 10.47, which is visibly different.

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