Palettes / Colors / #ACE4E9
#ACE4E9 — Light Teal
#ACE4E9 is a teal color we call Light 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 #ACE4E9 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.
#ACE4E9 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 #E9B0AA; it also sits naturally between #AAE9CF and #AAC4E9. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.
Color values
| HEX | #ACE4E9 |
|---|---|
| RGB | 172, 228, 233 |
| HSL | 185°, 58%, 79% |
| HSV | 185°, 26%, 91% |
| CMYK | 26%, 2%, 0%, 9% |
| XYZ | 59.46, 70.14, 87.50 |
| Yxy | 70.14, 0.2739, 0.3231 |
| CIE-Lab | 87.07, -16.61, -8.24 |
| Hunter Lab | 83.75, -15.59, -8.18 |
RGB & CMYK percentages
Red 67% · Green 89% · Blue 91%
Cyan 26% · Magenta 2% · Yellow 0% · Key 9%
CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.
Previews
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CSS code for #ACE4E9
.text { color: #ACE4E9; }
.background { background-color: #ACE4E9; }
.border { border: 3px solid #ACE4E9; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(172, 228, 233); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(185, 58%, 79%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #ACE4E9; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(172, 228, 233, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #ACE4E9; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(172, 228, 233, 0.8); }
HTML: <p style="color:#ACE4E9">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#ACE4E9">Div content here</div>
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Color harmonies
Complementary — #E9B0AA:
Analogous:
Triadic:
Contrast & accessibility
| Against white text | 1.40:1 Fails |
|---|---|
| Against black text | 15.03:1 AAA |
Best text color on #ACE4E9: #000000.
Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #ACE4E9
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 #ACE4E9: ·
How #ACE4E9 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 #ACE4E9 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 #ACE4E9?
#ACE4E9 is Light Teal, a teal color (RGB 172, 228, 233). Its closest standard named color is PowderBlue.
What is the RGB and HSL of #ACE4E9?
#ACE4E9 is RGB 172, 228, 233 — HSL 185°, 58%, 79% — CMYK 26%, 2%, 0%, 9%.
What colors go with #ACE4E9?
Its complement is #E9B0AA; analogous partners are #AAE9CF and #AAC4E9. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.
Can I use #ACE4E9 for text?
Black text on #ACE4E9 has a contrast ratio of 15.03:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.40:1.