Palettes / Colors / #ACE4E2
#ACE4E2 — Light Muted Teal
#ACE4E2 is a teal color we call Light Muted Teal, closest to the named color PowderBlue (#B0E0E6). It belongs to the teal family.
Color name
Closest CSS keyword: powderblue (#B0E0E6) — not an exact match. CSS powderblue gives you #B0E0E6, a different color; use #ACE4E2 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.
#ACE4E2 is a cool teal color associated with freshness, clarity and balance. It is light enough to work as a background or base color, with darker text on top.
Its strongest partner is its complement #E4AAAC; it also sits naturally between #AAE4C5 and #AAC9E4. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.
Color values
| HEX | #ACE4E2 |
|---|---|
| RGB | 172, 228, 226 |
| HSL | 178°, 51%, 78% |
| HSV | 178°, 25%, 89% |
| CMYK | 25%, 0%, 1%, 11% |
| XYZ | 58.48, 69.75, 82.33 |
| Yxy | 69.75, 0.2777, 0.3312 |
| CIE-Lab | 86.87, -18.14, -4.84 |
| Hunter Lab | 83.52, -16.96, -4.71 |
RGB & CMYK percentages
Red 67% · Green 89% · Blue 89%
Cyan 25% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 1% · Key 11%
CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.
Previews
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CSS code for #ACE4E2
.text { color: #ACE4E2; }
.background { background-color: #ACE4E2; }
.border { border: 3px solid #ACE4E2; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(172, 228, 226); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(178, 51%, 78%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #ACE4E2; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(172, 228, 226, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #ACE4E2; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(172, 228, 226, 0.8); }
HTML: <p style="color:#ACE4E2">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#ACE4E2">Div content here</div>
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Color harmonies
Complementary — #E4AAAC:
Analogous:
Triadic:
Contrast & accessibility
| Against white text | 1.40:1 Fails |
|---|---|
| Against black text | 14.95:1 AAA |
Best text color on #ACE4E2: #000000.
Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #ACE4E2
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 #ACE4E2: ·
How #ACE4E2 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 #ACE4E2 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 #ACE4E2?
#ACE4E2 is Light Muted Teal, a teal color (RGB 172, 228, 226). Its closest standard named color is PowderBlue.
What is the RGB and HSL of #ACE4E2?
#ACE4E2 is RGB 172, 228, 226 — HSL 178°, 51%, 78% — CMYK 25%, 0%, 1%, 11%.
What colors go with #ACE4E2?
Its complement is #E4AAAC; analogous partners are #AAE4C5 and #AAC9E4. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.
Can I use #ACE4E2 for text?
Black text on #ACE4E2 has a contrast ratio of 14.95:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.40:1.