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#ACECBC — Light Green

#ACECBC 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 #ACECBC 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.

#ACECBC 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 #ECACDC; it also sits naturally between #BCECAC and #ACECDC. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#ACECBC · RGB 172, 236, 188

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Color values

HEX#ACECBC
RGB172, 236, 188
HSL135°, 63%, 80%
HSV135°, 27%, 93%
CMYK27%, 0%, 20%, 7%
XYZ56.09, 72.39, 58.59
Yxy72.39, 0.2998, 0.3870
CIE-Lab88.16, -29.57, 16.90
Hunter Lab85.08, -27.11, 14.64

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 67% · Green 93% · Blue 74%

Cyan 27% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 20% · Key 7%

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

Previews

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

CSS code for #ACECBC

.text { color: #ACECBC; }
.background { background-color: #ACECBC; }
.border { border: 3px solid #ACECBC; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(172, 236, 188); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(135, 63%, 80%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #ACECBC; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(172, 236, 188, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #ACECBC; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(172, 236, 188, 0.8); }

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

Shades of #ACECBC

#8BE5A1#6EDE8A#4CD66F#2FD057#28AF49#208D3B#19702F#124F21#0B3215#041107

Tints of #ACECBC

#B4EEC3#B8EFC6#C1F1CD#C5F2D0#CDF4D7#D5F6DD#DAF7E1#E2F8E8#E6F9EB#EEFBF2

Tones of #ACECBC

#B0E8BE#B5E3C1#BADEC3#BEDAC5#C3D5C7#C7D1CA

Color harmonies

Complementary — #ECACDC:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text1.36:1 Fails
Against black text15.48:1 AAA

Best text color on #ACECBC: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #ACECBC

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 #ACECBC: ·

How #ACECBC looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #C8C8C8Deuteranopia · #C4BFCATritanopia · #AFD1D3

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 #ACECBC rather than the exact color:

Radiant Mirage
#AFEEBA · #DBEFF2 · #CDC9EA · #ECB4E8
Velvet Ruby Cascade
#9D9E1E · #90D62A · #8CE576 · #ABEFB9
Modern Garden
#E1F0C4 · #AFEFBF · #BDE9F1 · #E0DEF6
Gentle Ruby Opal
#B41687 · #E84594 · #1CE255 · #A7EEB6
Tranquil Ruby Solace
#CA13AA · #EC34B7 · #4DEE6A · #A7F1C0
Tranquil Opal
#1D9A3B · #562DD8 · #CE4F26 · #A9E5BF

Similar colors

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

#AFEEBA#ABEFB9#AFEFBF#A7EEB6#A7F1C0#A9E5BF#B0E8C2#B3EDC1#B0E7C2#B0EBB4#A8EFB4#A7E8C3

Browse neighbouring colors

← #ACECBB  ·  #ACECBD →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #ACECBC?

#ACECBC is Light Green, a green color (RGB 172, 236, 188). Its closest standard named color is PaleGreen.

What is the RGB and HSL of #ACECBC?

#ACECBC is RGB 172, 236, 188 — HSL 135°, 63%, 80% — CMYK 27%, 0%, 20%, 7%.

What colors go with #ACECBC?

Its complement is #ECACDC; analogous partners are #BCECAC and #ACECDC. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #ACECBC for text?

Black text on #ACECBC has a contrast ratio of 15.48:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.36:1.