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#ABDED9 Color

#ABDED9 is rgb(171, 222, 217) in RGB, hsl(174, 44%, 77%) in HSL, and about cmyk(23%, 0%, 2%, 13%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Powder Blue (#B0E0E6), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 5.91. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#ABDED9
HEX#ABDED9
RGBrgb(171, 222, 217)
HSLhsl(174, 44%, 77%)
HSVhsv(174, 23%, 87%)
CMYKcmyk(23%, 0%, 2%, 13%)
OKLCHoklch(86.4% 0.053 188.8)
LABlab(84.81% -17.81 -3.21)
LCHlch(84.81% 18.10 190.21)

What #ABDED9 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 #ABDED9, 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.

#ABDED9 Channel Values

How #ABDED9 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 2178-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 174° · S 44% · L 77%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 174° · S 23% · V 87%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 23% · M 0% · Y 2% · K 13%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.48:1 vs white · 14.18:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #ABDED9 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 text1.48:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text14.18:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #ABDED9

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #ABDED9; 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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Tints & Shades of #ABDED9

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.

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Shades

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #ABDED9.

How #ABDED9 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#ABDED9
Protanopia#D6D6D9
Protanomaly#C7D9D9
Deuteranopia#CFCFDA
Deuteranomaly#C2D5DA
Tritanopia#ACDDDD
Tritanomaly#ACDEDC
Achromatopsia#D4D4D4

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #ABDED9 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-abded9: #ABDED9;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #ABDED9;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-abded9': '#ABDED9' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.671, green: 0.871, blue: 0.851)
Android XML<color name="color_abded9">#ABDED9</color>
SVG fillfill="#ABDED9"

More Teal Colors

#ABDED9 sits in the teal family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#ABDED9 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #ABDED9?

#ABDED9 is a light teal — rgb(171, 222, 217) in RGB and hsl(174, 44%, 77%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Powder Blue (#B0E0E6), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 5.91.

What is the RGB value of #ABDED9?

#ABDED9 is rgb(171, 222, 217) — red 171, green 222, and blue 217 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #ABDED9?

#ABDED9 converts to approximately cmyk(23%, 0%, 2%, 13%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #ABDED9 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #ABDED9 scores 1.48:1 against white and 14.18:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #ABDED9 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #ABDED9 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 powderblue (#B0E0E6) at a CIE76 distance of 5.91, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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