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#ACECCB — Light Green

#ACECCB is a green color we call Light Green, closest to the named color PowderBlue (#B0E0E6). It belongs to the green family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: powderblue (#B0E0E6) — not an exact match. CSS powderblue gives you #B0E0E6, a different color; use #ACECCB 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.

#ACECCB 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 #ECACCD; it also sits naturally between #ADECAC and #ACECEB. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#ACECCB · RGB 172, 236, 203

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Color values

HEX#ACECCB
RGB172, 236, 203
HSL149°, 63%, 80%
HSV149°, 27%, 93%
CMYK27%, 0%, 14%, 7%
XYZ57.79, 73.07, 67.56
Yxy73.07, 0.2912, 0.3683
CIE-Lab88.48, -26.77, 9.56
Hunter Lab85.48, -24.75, 8.65

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 67% · Green 93% · Blue 80%

Cyan 27% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 14% · Key 7%

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

Previews

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

CSS code for #ACECCB

.text { color: #ACECCB; }
.background { background-color: #ACECCB; }
.border { border: 3px solid #ACECCB; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(172, 236, 203); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(149, 63%, 80%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #ACECCB; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(172, 236, 203, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #ACECCB; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(172, 236, 203, 0.8); }

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

Shades of #ACECCB

#8BE5B6#6EDEA4#4CD68F#2FD07D#28AF69#208D55#197043#124F2F#0B321E#04110A

Tints of #ACECCB

#B4EED0#B8EFD3#C1F1D8#C5F2DB#CDF4E0#D5F6E5#DAF7E8#E2F8ED#E6F9EF#EEFBF5

Tones of #ACECCB

#B0E8CB#B5E3CB#BADECB#BEDACC#C3D5CC#C7D1CC

Color harmonies

Complementary — #ECACCD:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text1.34:1 Fails
Against black text15.61:1 AAA

Best text color on #ACECCB: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #ACECCB

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 #ACECCB: ·

How #ACECCB looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #C8C8D3Deuteranopia · #C4BFD5Tritanopia · #AFD9DB

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:

Bootstrap light · #F8F9FAMaterial Grey 500 · #9E9E9EMaterial Light Green 500 · #8BC34A

Palettes with a similar color

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

Gentle Ruby Dusk
#A7E7CE · #3BB585 · #298E67 · #1F6A4D
Palette A8e6cf
#A8E6CF · #DCEDC1 · #FFD3B6 · #FFAAA5
Palette A8e6cf
#A8E6CF · #FDFFAB · #FFD3B6 · #FFAAA5
Ruby Meadow
#287A74 · #55A9A0 · #AEEED3 · #FFF8B0
Scarlet Ruby Bloom
#C1115C · #F054A1 · #14E48B · #AEF3D0
Palette 091413
#091413 · #285A48 · #408A71 · #B0E4CC

Similar colors

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

#A7E7CE#A8E6CF#AEEED3#AEF3D0#B0E4CC#B2F3CF#A7E8C3#B0EFD4#B0E8C2#AFE2C9#A6EBD4#B0E7C2

Browse neighbouring colors

← #ACECCA  ·  #ACECCC →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #ACECCB?

#ACECCB is Light Green, a green color (RGB 172, 236, 203). Its closest standard named color is PowderBlue.

What is the RGB and HSL of #ACECCB?

#ACECCB is RGB 172, 236, 203 — HSL 149°, 63%, 80% — CMYK 27%, 0%, 14%, 7%.

What colors go with #ACECCB?

Its complement is #ECACCD; analogous partners are #ADECAC and #ACECEB. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #ACECCB for text?

Black text on #ACECCB has a contrast ratio of 15.61:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.34:1.