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#ACECB2 — Light Green

#ACECB2 is a green color we call Light Green, closest to the named color PaleGreen (#98FB98). It belongs to the green family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: palegreen (#98FB98) — not an exact match. CSS palegreen gives you #98FB98, a different color; use #ACECB2 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.

#ACECB2 is a warm-leaning green color associated with growth, calm 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 #ECACE6; it also sits naturally between #C6ECAC and #ACECD2. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#ACECB2 · RGB 172, 236, 178

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Color values

HEX#ACECB2
RGB172, 236, 178
HSL126°, 63%, 80%
HSV126°, 27%, 93%
CMYK27%, 0%, 25%, 7%
XYZ55.04, 71.98, 53.11
Yxy71.98, 0.3056, 0.3996
CIE-Lab87.96, -31.32, 21.80
Hunter Lab84.84, -28.57, 18.33

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 67% · Green 93% · Blue 70%

Cyan 27% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 25% · Key 7%

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

Previews

Sample text in #ACECB2 on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #ACECB2 on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #ACECB2

.text { color: #ACECB2; }
.background { background-color: #ACECB2; }
.border { border: 3px solid #ACECB2; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(172, 236, 178); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(126, 63%, 80%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #ACECB2; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(172, 236, 178, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #ACECB2; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(172, 236, 178, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#ACECB2">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#ACECB2">Div content here</div>

Shades of #ACECB2

#8BE594#6EDE79#4CD65A#2FD03F#28AF35#208D2B#197022#124F18#0B320F#041105

Tints of #ACECB2

#B4EEBA#B8EFBE#C1F1C5#C5F2C9#CDF4D1#D5F6D9#DAF7DC#E2F8E4#E6F9E8#EEFBF0

Tones of #ACECB2

#B0E8B6#B5E3BA#BADEBD#BEDAC1#C3D5C5#C7D1C8

Color harmonies

Complementary — #ECACE6:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text1.36:1 Fails
Against black text15.40:1 AAA

Best text color on #ACECB2: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #ACECB2

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:

100%
Sample heading text
Smaller body text shows the effect best.

Blended color: · Contrast against #ACECB2: ·

How #ACECB2 looks with color blindness

Simulated with standard Machado color-vision-deficiency matrices — useful when this color carries meaning in charts, maps or interfaces:

Protanopia · #C8C8C0Deuteranopia · #C4BFC3Tritanopia · #AFCBCE

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:

Material Grey 500 · #9E9E9EBootstrap light · #F8F9FAMaterial Light Green 500 · #8BC34A

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #ACECB2 rather than the exact color:

Lucky Ruby Harbor
#20C549 · #421DB2 · #DC5528 · #ADE8B2
Palette Ace1af
#ACE1AF · #B0EBB4 · #BFF6C3 · #E0FBE2
Palette Ecf4e8
#ECF4E8 · #CBF3BB · #ABE7B2 · #93BFC7
Burning Ruby Whisper
#A41376 · #EE6CDD · #19D655 · #A8EFB4
Wild Ruby Orchard
#1DBC37 · #4022DC · #E46850 · #A9E8AE
Gentle Ruby Opal
#B41687 · #E84594 · #1CE255 · #A7EEB6

Similar colors

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

#ADE8B2#B0EBB4#ABE7B2#A8EFB4#A9E8AE#A7EEB6#B1F1B2#B1E7B3#ABEFB9#AEF4B1#AFEEBA#B2EFAC

Browse neighbouring colors

← #ACECB1  ·  #ACECB3 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #ACECB2?

#ACECB2 is Light Green, a green color (RGB 172, 236, 178). Its closest standard named color is PaleGreen.

What is the RGB and HSL of #ACECB2?

#ACECB2 is RGB 172, 236, 178 — HSL 126°, 63%, 80% — CMYK 27%, 0%, 25%, 7%.

What colors go with #ACECB2?

Its complement is #ECACE6; analogous partners are #C6ECAC and #ACECD2. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #ACECB2 for text?

Black text on #ACECB2 has a contrast ratio of 15.40:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.36:1.