Palettes / Colors / #ACC2E2

#ACC2E2 — Light Muted Blue

#ACC2E2 is a blue color we call Light Muted Blue, closest to the named color LightBlue (#ADD8E6). It belongs to the blue family.

#ACC2E2 is a cool blue color associated with trust, calm and professionalism. It is light enough to work as a background or base color, with darker text on top.

Its strongest partner is its complement #E2CCAC; it also sits naturally between #ACDCE2 and #B1ACE2. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

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Color values

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 67% · Green 76% · Blue 89%

Cyan 24% · Magenta 14% · Yellow 0% · Key 11%

Previews

CSS code for #ACC2E2

.text { color: #ACC2E2; }
.background { background-color: #ACC2E2; }
.border { border: 3px solid #ACC2E2; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(172, 194, 226); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(216, 48%, 78%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #ACC2E2; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(172, 194, 226, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #ACC2E2; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(172, 194, 226, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#ACC2E2">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#ACC2E2">Div content here</div>

Shades of #ACC2E2

Tints of #ACC2E2

Tones of #ACC2E2

Color harmonies

Complementary — #E2CCAC:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #ACC2E2: #000000.

How #ACC2E2 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 #ACC2E2 or a close neighbour

Similar colors

The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:

Browse neighbouring colors

← #ACC2E1  ·  #ACC2E3 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #ACC2E2?

#ACC2E2 is Light Muted Blue, a blue color (RGB 172, 194, 226). Its closest standard named color is LightBlue.

What is the RGB and HSL of #ACC2E2?

#ACC2E2 is RGB 172, 194, 226 — HSL 216°, 48%, 78% — CMYK 24%, 14%, 0%, 11%.

What colors go with #ACC2E2?

Its complement is #E2CCAC; analogous partners are #ACDCE2 and #B1ACE2. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #ACC2E2 for text?

Black text on #ACC2E2 has a contrast ratio of 11.57:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.82:1.