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Pasteltealsoft

Quiet Seafoam Mirror

#abe5d4
Notes

Quiet Seafoam Mirror (#ABE5D4) is a soft teal with a pastel character. It reads calm and airy, with enough chroma to feel intentional rather than washed out. Its HSL profile (162°, 53%, 78%) places it in the balanced band at a light lightness. It works as a background wash, large-area fill, or soft illustration tone. Add a darker ink of the same hue when you need type over it. For a confident two-color system, pair it with its complementary red. For something softer, pull in its analogous neighbors on either side of the wheel.

HEX
#abe5d4
RGB
rgb(171, 229, 212)
HSL
hsl(162, 53%, 78%)
HWB
hwb(162 67% 10%)
OKLCH
oklch(87.7% 0.064 174.8)
HSV
hsv(162, 25%, 90%)
LAB
lab(86.73% -21.89 2.31)
LCH
lch(86.73% 22.01 173.97)
CMYK
cmyk(25%, 0%, 7%, 10%)

Closest matches

The nearest named color in three reference sources, ranked by perceptual distance (ΔE76 in CIELAB). ΔE < 1 is imperceptible to most viewers; ΔE > 10 is clearly different. When two sources point to the same hex they’re merged into one tile; click any to open that color’s page.

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Color-vision simulation

How this color appears to viewers with the four major color-vision-deficiency types. Computed via the Machado (2009) physiologically-based model. If a tile matches the original, the color reads the same to that viewer.

#abe5d4
Original
#e1ded3
Protanopia
#d6d6d5
Deuteranopia
#9ce6e0
Tritanopia
#d7d7d7
Achromatopsia
WCAG contrast

The color used as foreground text against pure white and pure black, with the contrast ratio and WCAG 2.1 grade. Aim for AA (4.5:1) for body text and AA Large (3:1) for 18 pt+ headlines; AAA (7:1) is the gold standard for long-form reading surfaces.

The quick brown foxSample body text at normal size. The wcag minimum for body contrast is 4.5:1 (AA) or 7:1 (AAA).
Failon White
1.41:1
The quick brown foxSample body text at normal size. The wcag minimum for body contrast is 4.5:1 (AA) or 7:1 (AAA).
AAAon Black
14.89:1

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