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#ABDEE7 Color

#ABDEE7 is rgb(171, 222, 231) in RGB, hsl(189, 56%, 79%) in HSL, and about cmyk(26%, 4%, 0%, 9%) 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 2. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#ABDEE7
HEX#ABDEE7
RGBrgb(171, 222, 231)
HSLhsl(189, 56%, 79%)
HSVhsv(189, 26%, 91%)
CMYKcmyk(26%, 4%, 0%, 9%)
OKLCHoklch(86.8% 0.054 209.5)
LABlab(85.13% -15.50 -10.08)
LCHlch(85.13% 18.49 213.03)

What #ABDEE7 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 #ABDEE7, 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.

#ABDEE7 Channel Values

How #ABDEE7 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 2318-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 189° · S 56% · L 79%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 189° · S 26% · V 91%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 26% · M 4% · Y 0% · K 9%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.47:1 vs white · 14.33:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #ABDEE7 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 text14.33:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #ABDEE7

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #ABDEE7; 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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Triadic
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Tints & Shades of #ABDEE7

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 #ABDEE7.

How #ABDEE7 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#ABDEE7
Protanopia#D6D6E7
Protanomaly#C7D9E7
Deuteranopia#CFCFE8
Deuteranomaly#C2D5E8
Tritanopia#A9DFDF
Tritanomaly#AADFE2
Achromatopsia#D5D5D5

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #ABDEE7 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-abdee7: #ABDEE7;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #ABDEE7;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-abdee7': '#ABDEE7' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.671, green: 0.871, blue: 0.906)
Android XML<color name="color_abdee7">#ABDEE7</color>
SVG fillfill="#ABDEE7"

More Teal Colors

#ABDEE7 sits in the teal family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#ABDEE7 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #ABDEE7?

#ABDEE7 is a light teal — rgb(171, 222, 231) in RGB and hsl(189, 56%, 79%) 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 2.

What is the RGB value of #ABDEE7?

#ABDEE7 is rgb(171, 222, 231) — red 171, green 222, and blue 231 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #ABDEE7?

#ABDEE7 converts to approximately cmyk(26%, 4%, 0%, 9%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #ABDEE7 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #ABDEE7 scores 1.47:1 against white and 14.33:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #ABDEE7 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #ABDEE7 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 2, which is below the threshold most people can see.

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