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#ACECBB — Light Green

#ACECBB 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 #ACECBB 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.

#ACECBB 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 #ECACDD; it also sits naturally between #BDECAC and #ACECDB. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#ACECBB · RGB 172, 236, 187

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Color values

HEX#ACECBB
RGB172, 236, 187
HSL134°, 63%, 80%
HSV134°, 27%, 93%
CMYK27%, 0%, 21%, 7%
XYZ55.98, 72.35, 58.03
Yxy72.35, 0.3004, 0.3882
CIE-Lab88.14, -29.75, 17.39
Hunter Lab85.06, -27.26, 15.02

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 67% · Green 93% · Blue 73%

Cyan 27% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 21% · Key 7%

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

Previews

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

CSS code for #ACECBB

.text { color: #ACECBB; }
.background { background-color: #ACECBB; }
.border { border: 3px solid #ACECBB; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(172, 236, 187); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(134, 63%, 80%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #ACECBB; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(172, 236, 187, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #ACECBB; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(172, 236, 187, 0.8); }

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

Shades of #ACECBB

#8BE5A0#6EDE88#4CD66D#2FD055#28AF47#208D3A#19702E#124F20#0B3214#041107

Tints of #ACECBB

#B4EEC2#B8EFC5#C1F1CC#C5F2CF#CDF4D6#D5F6DD#DAF7E0#E2F8E7#E6F9EB#EEFBF1

Tones of #ACECBB

#B0E8BD#B5E3C0#BADEC2#BEDAC5#C3D5C7#C7D1CA

Color harmonies

Complementary — #ECACDD:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text1.36:1 Fails
Against black text15.47:1 AAA

Best text color on #ACECBB: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #ACECBB

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 #ACECBB: ·

How #ACECBB looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #C8C8C7Deuteranopia · #C4BFCATritanopia · #AFD0D2

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 #ACECBB rather than the exact color:

Velvet Ruby Cascade
#9D9E1E · #90D62A · #8CE576 · #ABEFB9
Radiant Mirage
#AFEEBA · #DBEFF2 · #CDC9EA · #ECB4E8
Modern Garden
#E1F0C4 · #AFEFBF · #BDE9F1 · #E0DEF6
Gentle Ruby Opal
#B41687 · #E84594 · #1CE255 · #A7EEB6
Palette Ace1af
#ACE1AF · #B0EBB4 · #BFF6C3 · #E0FBE2
Tranquil Opal
#1D9A3B · #562DD8 · #CE4F26 · #A9E5BF

Similar colors

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

#ABEFB9#AFEEBA#AFEFBF#A7EEB6#B0EBB4#A9E5BF#A8EFB4#A7F1C0#B0E8C2#B3EDC1#B0E7C2#ADE8B2

Browse neighbouring colors

← #ACECBA  ·  #ACECBC →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #ACECBB?

#ACECBB is Light Green, a green color (RGB 172, 236, 187). Its closest standard named color is PaleGreen.

What is the RGB and HSL of #ACECBB?

#ACECBB is RGB 172, 236, 187 — HSL 134°, 63%, 80% — CMYK 27%, 0%, 21%, 7%.

What colors go with #ACECBB?

Its complement is #ECACDD; analogous partners are #BDECAC and #ACECDB. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #ACECBB for text?

Black text on #ACECBB has a contrast ratio of 15.47:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.36:1.