Palettes / Colors / #ACEAEE
#ACEAEE — Light Teal
#ACEAEE is a teal color we call Light Teal, closest to the named color PaleTurquoise (#AFEEEE). It belongs to the teal family.
Color name
Closest CSS keyword: paleturquoise (#AFEEEE) — not an exact match. CSS paleturquoise gives you #AFEEEE, a different color; use #ACEAEE 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.
#ACEAEE 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 #EEAFAA; it also sits naturally between #AAEED0 and #AAC8EE. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.
Color values
| HEX | #ACEAEE |
|---|---|
| RGB | 172, 234, 238 |
| HSL | 184°, 66%, 80% |
| HSV | 184°, 28%, 93% |
| CMYK | 28%, 2%, 0%, 7% |
| XYZ | 61.87, 73.79, 91.87 |
| Yxy | 73.79, 0.2719, 0.3243 |
| CIE-Lab | 88.82, -18.50, -8.26 |
| Hunter Lab | 85.90, -17.45, -8.26 |
RGB & CMYK percentages
Red 67% · Green 92% · Blue 93%
Cyan 28% · Magenta 2% · Yellow 0% · Key 7%
CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.
Previews
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CSS code for #ACEAEE
.text { color: #ACEAEE; }
.background { background-color: #ACEAEE; }
.border { border: 3px solid #ACEAEE; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(172, 234, 238); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(184, 66%, 80%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #ACEAEE; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(172, 234, 238, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #ACEAEE; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(172, 234, 238, 0.8); }
HTML: <p style="color:#ACEAEE">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#ACEAEE">Div content here</div>
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Color harmonies
Complementary — #EEAFAA:
Analogous:
Triadic:
Contrast & accessibility
| Against white text | 1.33:1 Fails |
|---|---|
| Against black text | 15.76:1 AAA |
Best text color on #ACEAEE: #000000.
Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #ACEAEE
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 #ACEAEE: ·
How #ACEAEE 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 #ACEAEE 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 #ACEAEE?
#ACEAEE is Light Teal, a teal color (RGB 172, 234, 238). Its closest standard named color is PaleTurquoise.
What is the RGB and HSL of #ACEAEE?
#ACEAEE is RGB 172, 234, 238 — HSL 184°, 66%, 80% — CMYK 28%, 2%, 0%, 7%.
What colors go with #ACEAEE?
Its complement is #EEAFAA; analogous partners are #AAEED0 and #AAC8EE. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.
Can I use #ACEAEE for text?
Black text on #ACEAEE has a contrast ratio of 15.76:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.33:1.