Palettes / Colors / #ACE4E6

#ACE4E6 — Light Muted Teal

#ACE4E6 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 #ACE4E6 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.

#ACE4E6 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 #E6AEAD; it also sits naturally between #ADE6CB and #ADC8E6. 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 89% · Blue 90%

Cyan 25% · Magenta 1% · Yellow 0% · Key 10%

CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.

Previews

CSS code for #ACE4E6

.text { color: #ACE4E6; }
.background { background-color: #ACE4E6; }
.border { border: 3px solid #ACE4E6; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(172, 228, 230); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(182, 54%, 79%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #ACE4E6; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(172, 228, 230, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #ACE4E6; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(172, 228, 230, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#ACE4E6">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#ACE4E6">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #E6AEAD:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #ACE4E6: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #ACE4E6

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:

How #ACE4E6 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 #ACE4E6 rather than the exact color:

Similar colors

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

Browse neighbouring colors

← #ACE4E5  ·  #ACE4E7 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #ACE4E6?

#ACE4E6 is Light Muted Teal, a teal color (RGB 172, 228, 230). Its closest standard named color is PowderBlue.

What is the RGB and HSL of #ACE4E6?

#ACE4E6 is RGB 172, 228, 230 — HSL 182°, 54%, 79% — CMYK 25%, 1%, 0%, 10%.

What colors go with #ACE4E6?

Its complement is #E6AEAD; analogous partners are #ADE6CB and #ADC8E6. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #ACE4E6 for text?

Black text on #ACE4E6 has a contrast ratio of 14.99:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.40:1.