What color is #ABFFF5?

#ABFFF5 is a very light, vivid spring green, closest to the named color Pale King’s Blue. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #ABFFF5?

The RGB value is 171, 255, 245: 171 red, 255 green and 245 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #ABFFF5?

The complementary color is #FFABB5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #ABFFF5?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 18.35:1 and white text 1.14:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#ABFFF5 color

#ABFFF5 rgb(171, 255, 245)

Shades of teal

The hex color #ABFFF5 is a very light, vivid spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 67.1% red, 100% green and 96.1% blue (171, 255, 245).

Its hue angle is 173°, with 100% saturation and 84% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 33% cyan, 0% magenta, 4% yellow and 0% black.

The closest named color is Pale King’s Blue (#ABF5ED), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 18.35:1).

#ABFFF5 color codes

HEX	`#ABFFF5`
RGB	`rgb(171, 255, 245)`
RGB percent	`rgb(67.1%, 100%, 96.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(173, 100%, 84%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(173, 33%, 100%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(33%, 0%, 4%, 0%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(94.64, -27.45, -3.31)`
CIE LCH	`lch(94.64, 27.65, 186.88)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(69.03, 86.766, 99.479)`
Decimal	`11272181`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #ABFFF5, 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 #ABFFF5	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	18.35:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.14:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#ABFFF5 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.14:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	18.35:1	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 #ABFFF5 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #abfff5; }
.text { color: #abfff5; }
.border { border: 2px solid #abfff5; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(171 255 245 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #abfff5, #abdfff); }

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Questions

What color is #ABFFF5?: #ABFFF5 is a very light, vivid spring green, closest to the named color Pale King’s Blue. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #ABFFF5?: The RGB value is 171, 255, 245: 171 red, 255 green and 245 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #ABFFF5?: The complementary color is #FFABB5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #ABFFF5?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 18.35:1 and white text 1.14:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.