Palettes / Colors / #ACECB8

#ACECB8 — Light Green

#ACECB8 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 #ACECB8 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.

#ACECB8 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 #ECACE0; it also sits naturally between #C0ECAC and #ACECD8. 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 93% · Blue 72%

Cyan 27% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 22% · Key 7%

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

Previews

CSS code for #ACECB8

.text { color: #ACECB8; }
.background { background-color: #ACECB8; }
.border { border: 3px solid #ACECB8; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(172, 236, 184); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(131, 63%, 80%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #ACECB8; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(172, 236, 184, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #ACECB8; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(172, 236, 184, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#ACECB8">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#ACECB8">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #ECACE0:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #ACECB8: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #ACECB8

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 #ACECB8 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 #ACECB8 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

← #ACECB7  ·  #ACECB9 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #ACECB8?

#ACECB8 is Light Green, a green color (RGB 172, 236, 184). Its closest standard named color is PaleGreen.

What is the RGB and HSL of #ACECB8?

#ACECB8 is RGB 172, 236, 184 — HSL 131°, 63%, 80% — CMYK 27%, 0%, 22%, 7%.

What colors go with #ACECB8?

Its complement is #ECACE0; analogous partners are #C0ECAC and #ACECD8. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #ACECB8 for text?

Black text on #ACECB8 has a contrast ratio of 15.44:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.36:1.