Recognised as Colour
#ABEADB
- #ABEADB
- Cyan
- Light
- Nearest: Pale turquoise
#ABEADB is a cyan with RGB values 171, 234, 219 and HSL 166°, 60%, 79%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 15.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Pale turquoise.
Colour values
#ABEADB#ABEADB
HEX#ABEADB
RGBrgb(171, 234, 219)
RGB (0–1)0.6706, 0.9176, 0.8588
RGB percentages67.1%, 91.8%, 85.9%
HSLhsl(165.7, 60%, 79.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(165.7, 26.9%, 91.8%)
CMYK26.9%, 0%, 6.4%, 8.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,266,779
CSS custom property--colour: #ABEADB;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.72618WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness215.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 15.52:1
Contrast with white1.35:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black15.52:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#DCDCDC
Inverted#541524
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.35:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text15.52:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#EAABBA
Analogous#ABEABB, #ABD9EA
Triadic#DBABEA, #EADBAB
Split complementary#EAABD9, #EABCAB
Tetradic#BCABEA, #EAABBA, #D9EAAB
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R171
G234
B219
Red171 (67.1%)
Green234 (91.8%)
Blue219 (85.9%)
Hue165.71°
Saturation (HSL)60%
Lightness79.41%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR AB · G EA · B DB
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