What color is #ABECDB?

#ABECDB is a light, moderate spring green, closest to the named color Water Leaf. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #ABECDB?

The RGB value is 171, 236, 219: 171 red, 236 green and 219 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #ABECDB?

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

Is black or white text better on #ABECDB?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.75:1 and white text 1.33:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#ABECDB color

#ABECDB rgb(171, 236, 219)

Shades of green

The hex color #ABECDB is a light, moderate spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 67.1% red, 92.5% green and 85.9% blue (171, 236, 219).

Its hue angle is 164°, with 63% saturation and 80% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 28% cyan, 0% magenta, 7% yellow and 7% black.

The closest named color is Water Leaf (#B6ECDE), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 15.75:1).

#ABECDB color codes

HEX	`#ABECDB`
RGB	`rgb(171, 236, 219)`
RGB percent	`rgb(67.1%, 92.5%, 85.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(164, 63%, 80%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(164, 28%, 93%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(28%, 0%, 7%, 7%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(88.81, -23.87, 1.67)`
CIE LCH	`lch(88.81, 23.93, 175.99)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(59.572, 73.76, 78.102)`
Decimal	`11267291`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #ABECDB, 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 #ABECDB	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	15.75:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.33:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#ABECDB as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.33:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	15.75:1	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 #ABECDB looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #abecdb; }
.text { color: #abecdb; }
.border { border: 2px solid #abecdb; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(171 236 219 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #abecdb, #abddec); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Light Teal.

Questions

What color is #ABECDB?: #ABECDB is a light, moderate spring green, closest to the named color Water Leaf. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #ABECDB?: The RGB value is 171, 236, 219: 171 red, 236 green and 219 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #ABECDB?: The complementary color is #ECABBC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #ABECDB?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.75:1 and white text 1.33:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.