Palettes / Colors / #AACECD
#AACECD — Light Dusty Teal
#AACECD is a teal color we call Light Dusty Teal, closest to the named color LightBlue (#ADD8E6). It belongs to the teal family.
Color name
Closest CSS keyword: lightblue (#ADD8E6) — not an exact match. CSS lightblue gives you #ADD8E6, a different color; use #AACECD 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.
#AACECD 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 #CFABAC; it also sits naturally between #ABCFBC and #ABBECF. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.
Color values
| HEX | #AACECD |
|---|---|
| RGB | 170, 206, 205 |
| HSL | 178°, 27%, 74% |
| HSV | 178°, 17%, 81% |
| CMYK | 17%, 0%, 0%, 19% |
| XYZ | 49.67, 57.10, 66.16 |
| Yxy | 57.10, 0.2872, 0.3302 |
| CIE-Lab | 80.23, -12.07, -3.48 |
| Hunter Lab | 75.56, -11.04, -3.25 |
RGB & CMYK percentages
Red 67% · Green 81% · Blue 80%
Cyan 17% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 0% · Key 19%
CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.
Previews
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CSS code for #AACECD
.text { color: #AACECD; }
.background { background-color: #AACECD; }
.border { border: 3px solid #AACECD; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(170, 206, 205); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(178, 27%, 74%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #AACECD; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(170, 206, 205, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #AACECD; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(170, 206, 205, 0.8); }
HTML: <p style="color:#AACECD">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#AACECD">Div content here</div>
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Color harmonies
Complementary — #CFABAC:
Analogous:
Triadic:
Contrast & accessibility
| Against white text | 1.69:1 Fails |
|---|---|
| Against black text | 12.42:1 AAA |
Best text color on #AACECD: #000000.
Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #AACECD
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 #AACECD: ·
How #AACECD 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 #AACECD 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 #AACECD?
#AACECD is Light Dusty Teal, a teal color (RGB 170, 206, 205). Its closest standard named color is LightBlue.
What is the RGB and HSL of #AACECD?
#AACECD is RGB 170, 206, 205 — HSL 178°, 27%, 74% — CMYK 17%, 0%, 0%, 19%.
What colors go with #AACECD?
Its complement is #CFABAC; analogous partners are #ABCFBC and #ABBECF. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.
Can I use #AACECD for text?
Black text on #AACECD has a contrast ratio of 12.42:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.69:1.