Palettes / Colors / #AACECA
#AACECA — Light Dusty Teal
#AACECA is a teal color we call Light Dusty Teal, closest to the named color Silver (#C0C0C0). It belongs to the teal family.
Color name
Closest CSS keyword: silver (#C0C0C0) — not an exact match. CSS silver gives you #C0C0C0, a different color; use #AACECA when you need this exact shade.
Sources: common names follow widely used color-name references; CSS keywords and their hex values follow the CSS Color specification.
#AACECA is a cool teal color associated with freshness, clarity and balance. It sits comfortably in the middle: usable for large areas in soft schemes, or as a supporting color beside something stronger.
Its strongest partner is its complement #CFABAF; it also sits naturally between #ABCFB9 and #ABC1CF. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.
Color values
| HEX | #AACECA |
|---|---|
| RGB | 170, 206, 202 |
| HSL | 173°, 27%, 74% |
| HSV | 173°, 17%, 81% |
| CMYK | 17%, 0%, 2%, 19% |
| XYZ | 49.31, 56.95, 64.27 |
| Yxy | 56.95, 0.2891, 0.3340 |
| CIE-Lab | 80.15, -12.69, -1.99 |
| Hunter Lab | 75.47, -11.59, -1.84 |
RGB & CMYK percentages
Red 67% · Green 81% · Blue 79%
Cyan 17% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 2% · Key 19%
CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.
Previews
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CSS code for #AACECA
.text { color: #AACECA; }
.background { background-color: #AACECA; }
.border { border: 3px solid #AACECA; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(170, 206, 202); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(173, 27%, 74%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #AACECA; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(170, 206, 202, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #AACECA; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(170, 206, 202, 0.8); }
HTML: <p style="color:#AACECA">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#AACECA">Div content here</div>
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Color harmonies
Complementary — #CFABAF:
Analogous:
Triadic:
Contrast & accessibility
| Against white text | 1.69:1 Fails |
|---|---|
| Against black text | 12.39:1 AAA |
Best text color on #AACECA: #000000.
Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #AACECA
Text set with opacity blends into the background, so its real contrast is lower than the solid ratios above. Choose a text color and an opacity to see the blended color and its true ratio:
Smaller body text shows the effect best.
Blended color: · Contrast against #AACECA: ·
How #AACECA looks with color blindness
Simulated with standard Machado color-vision-deficiency matrices — useful when this color carries meaning in charts, maps or interfaces:
Closest design-system colors
The nearest matches in the Tailwind CSS, Material Design and Bootstrap palettes — handy when you need a framework class instead of a raw hex:
Palettes with a similar color
These palettes use a close neighbour of #AACECA rather than the exact color:
Similar colors
The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:
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Frequently asked questions
What color is #AACECA?
#AACECA is Light Dusty Teal, a teal color (RGB 170, 206, 202). Its closest standard named color is Silver.
What is the RGB and HSL of #AACECA?
#AACECA is RGB 170, 206, 202 — HSL 173°, 27%, 74% — CMYK 17%, 0%, 2%, 19%.
What colors go with #AACECA?
Its complement is #CFABAF; analogous partners are #ABCFB9 and #ABC1CF. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.
Can I use #AACECA for text?
Black text on #AACECA has a contrast ratio of 12.39:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.69:1.