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#ABDEE3 Color

#ABDEE3 is rgb(171, 222, 227) in RGB, hsl(185, 50%, 78%) in HSL, and about cmyk(25%, 2%, 0%, 11%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Powder Blue (#B0E0E6), below the threshold most people can see at ΔE 1.45. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#ABDEE3
HEX#ABDEE3
RGBrgb(171, 222, 227)
HSLhsl(185, 50%, 78%)
HSVhsv(185, 25%, 89%)
CMYKcmyk(25%, 2%, 0%, 11%)
OKLCHoklch(86.7% 0.053 203.7)
LABlab(85.04% -16.18 -8.12)
LCHlch(85.04% 18.10 206.66)

What #ABDEE3 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 #ABDEE3, 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.

#ABDEE3 Channel Values

How #ABDEE3 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 2278-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 185° · S 50% · L 78%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 185° · S 25% · V 89%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 25% · M 2% · Y 0% · K 11%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.47:1 vs white · 14.29:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #ABDEE3 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 text1.47:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text14.29:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #ABDEE3 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #ABDEE3

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #ABDEE3; 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 #ABDEE3

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 #ABDEE3.

How #ABDEE3 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#ABDEE3
Protanopia#D6D6E3
Protanomaly#C7D9E3
Deuteranopia#CFCFE4
Deuteranomaly#C2D5E4
Tritanopia#AADFDF
Tritanomaly#AADEE0
Achromatopsia#D5D5D5

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #ABDEE3 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-abdee3: #ABDEE3;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #ABDEE3;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-abdee3': '#ABDEE3' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.671, green: 0.871, blue: 0.890)
Android XML<color name="color_abdee3">#ABDEE3</color>
SVG fillfill="#ABDEE3"

More Teal Colors

#ABDEE3 sits in the teal family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#ABDEE3 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #ABDEE3?

#ABDEE3 is a light teal — rgb(171, 222, 227) in RGB and hsl(185, 50%, 78%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Powder Blue (#B0E0E6), which is below the threshold most people can see at a CIE76 distance of 1.45.

What is the RGB value of #ABDEE3?

#ABDEE3 is rgb(171, 222, 227) — red 171, green 222, and blue 227 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #ABDEE3?

#ABDEE3 converts to approximately cmyk(25%, 2%, 0%, 11%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #ABDEE3 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #ABDEE3 scores 1.47:1 against white and 14.29:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #ABDEE3 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #ABDEE3 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 1.45, which is below the threshold most people can see.

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