What color is #ABE3DD?

#ABE3DD is a light, desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Ice Cube. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #ABE3DD?

The RGB value is 171, 227, 221: 171 red, 227 green and 221 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #ABE3DD?

The complementary color is #E3ABB1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #ABE3DD?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.76:1 and white text 1.42:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#ABE3DD color

#ABE3DD rgb(171, 227, 221)

Shades of teal

The hex color #ABE3DD is a light, desaturated spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 67.1% red, 89% green and 86.7% blue (171, 227, 221).

Its hue angle is 174°, with 50% saturation and 78% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 25% cyan, 0% magenta, 3% yellow and 11% black.

The closest named color is Ice Cube (#AFE3D6), a difference of 2.8 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.76:1).

#ABE3DD color codes

HEX	`#ABE3DD`
RGB	`rgb(171, 227, 221)`
RGB percent	`rgb(67.1%, 89%, 86.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(174, 50%, 78%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(174, 25%, 89%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(25%, 0%, 3%, 11%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(86.41, -19.02, -2.88)`
CIE LCH	`lch(86.41, 19.24, 188.62)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(57.311, 68.814, 78.655)`
Decimal	`11264989`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #ABE3DD, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #ABE3DD	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.76:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.42:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#ABE3DD as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.42:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.76:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #ABE3DD looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #abe3dd; }
.text { color: #abe3dd; }
.border { border: 2px solid #abe3dd; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(171 227 221 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #abe3dd, #abcde3); }

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Questions

What color is #ABE3DD?: #ABE3DD is a light, desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Ice Cube. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #ABE3DD?: The RGB value is 171, 227, 221: 171 red, 227 green and 221 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #ABE3DD?: The complementary color is #E3ABB1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #ABE3DD?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.76:1 and white text 1.42:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.