Recognised as Colour
#ABE8D5
- #ABE8D5
- Cyan
- Light
- Nearest: Pale turquoise
#ABE8D5 is a cyan with RGB values 171, 232, 213 and HSL 161°, 57%, 79%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 15.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Pale turquoise.
Colour values
#ABE8D5#ABE8D5
HEX#ABE8D5
RGBrgb(171, 232, 213)
RGB (0–1)0.6706, 0.9098, 0.8353
RGB percentages67.1%, 91%, 83.5%
HSLhsl(161.3, 57%, 79%)
HSV / HSBhsv(161.3, 26.3%, 91%)
CMYK26.3%, 0%, 8.2%, 9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,266,261
CSS custom property--colour: #ABE8D5;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.71175WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness213.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 15.24:1
Contrast with white1.38:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black15.24:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#DADADA
Inverted#54172A
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.38:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text15.24:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#E8ABBE
Analogous#ABE8B7, #ABDDE8
Triadic#D5ABE8, #E8D5AB
Split complementary#E8ABDD, #E8B7AB
Tetradic#B6ABE8, #E8ABBE, #DCE8AB
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R171
G232
B213
Red171 (67.1%)
Green232 (91%)
Blue213 (83.5%)
Hue161.31°
Saturation (HSL)57.01%
Lightness79.02%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR AB · G E8 · B D5
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