ABECDF

#ABECDF closest to Water Leaf

#ABECDF is a very light, muted turquoise; the closest named color is Water Leaf. In the RGB color model it is made of 67.1% red, 92.5% green and 87.5% blue (rgb(171, 236, 223)). Its HSL value is 168° hue, 63% saturation and 80% lightness, and in CMYK it is 28% cyan, 0% magenta, 6% yellow and 7% black. #ABECDF is a cool color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 15.80:1.

#ABECDF color conversion

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Variations of #ABECDF

Shades

Mixed with black: richer and darker.

Tints

Mixed with white: lighter and softer.

Tones

Mixed with gray: calmer and more muted.

Hues

The same lightness and chroma, rotated around the color wheel.

Temperatures

Cooler on the left, warmer on the right.

#ABECDF color harmonies

Complementary

The opposite hue — maximum contrast and energy.

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Split complementary

The two hues next to the complement — contrast with less tension.

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Analogous

Neighbouring hues — calm, cohesive and natural.

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Triadic

Three hues evenly spaced at 120° — vibrant yet balanced.

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Tetradic

Two complementary pairs — rich, best with one dominant color.

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Square

Four hues spaced at 90° — bold and playful.

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#ABECDF for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #ABECDF appears with each type of color vision deficiency (Machado 2009 model) — and to your dog. Try the dog vision simulator →

  • Dog vision 87% similarHow dogs see it · simulated as #DADCE0
  • Protanopia 86% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #E6E4DF
  • Protanomaly 89% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #D8E6DF
  • Deuteranopia 87% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #DADCE0
  • Deuteranomaly 90% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #CEE1E0
  • Tritanopia 96% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #98EEE8
  • Tritanomaly 98% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #A3EDE3
  • Achromatopsia 86% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #DFDFDF
  • Achromatomaly 90% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #D4E3DF

#ABECDF contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
1.33:1 Very poor#ABECDF text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
15.80:1 Super#ABECDF text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass

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Colors similar to #ABECDF

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#ABECDF in CSS

/* Water Leaf */
.color { color: #ABECDF; }
.background { background-color: #ABECDF; }
.border { border: 1px solid #ABECDF; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(171 236 223);
color: hsl(168 63% 80%);
color: oklch(0.896 0.068 180.9);

#ABECDF FAQ

What color is #ABECDF?

#ABECDF is a very light, muted turquoise. Its closest named color is Water Leaf. It belongs to the turquoise color family and is a cool color.

What is the RGB value of #ABECDF?

#ABECDF is rgb(171, 236, 223) in RGB, hsl(168, 63%, 80%) in HSL and cmyk(28%, 0%, 6%, 7%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #ABECDF?

The complementary color of #ABECDF is #ECABB8, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #ABECDF?

Black text has the best contrast on #ABECDF: 15.80:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #ABECDF a warm or cool color?

#ABECDF is a cool color.