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#ACECCC — Light Green

#ACECCC 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 #ACECCC 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.

#ACECCC is a cool 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 #ECACCC; it also sits naturally between #ACECAC and #ACECEC. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#ACECCC · RGB 172, 236, 204

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Color values

HEX#ACECCC
RGB172, 236, 204
HSL150°, 63%, 80%
HSV150°, 27%, 93%
CMYK27%, 0%, 14%, 7%
XYZ57.91, 73.12, 68.19
Yxy73.12, 0.2907, 0.3670
CIE-Lab88.51, -26.58, 9.07
Hunter Lab85.51, -24.58, 8.23

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

CSS code for #ACECCC

.text { color: #ACECCC; }
.background { background-color: #ACECCC; }
.border { border: 3px solid #ACECCC; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(172, 236, 204); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(150, 63%, 80%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #ACECCC; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(172, 236, 204, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #ACECCC; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(172, 236, 204, 0.8); }

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

Shades of #ACECCC

#8BE5B8#6EDEA6#4CD691#2FD080#28AF6B#208D57#197045#124F30#0B321F#04110A

Tints of #ACECCC

#B4EED1#B8EFD4#C1F1D9#C5F2DB#CDF4E0#D5F6E6#DAF7E8#E2F8ED#E6F9F0#EEFBF5

Tones of #ACECCC

#B0E8CC#B5E3CC#BADECC#BEDACC#C3D5CC#C7D1CC

Color harmonies

Complementary — #ECACCC:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text1.34:1 Fails
Against black text15.62:1 AAA

Best text color on #ACECCC: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #ACECCC

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 #ACECCC: ·

How #ACECCC looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #C8C8D4Deuteranopia · #C4BFD6Tritanopia · #AFDADB

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 #ACECCC rather than the exact color:

Gentle Ruby Dusk
#A7E7CE · #3BB585 · #298E67 · #1F6A4D
Ruby Meadow
#287A74 · #55A9A0 · #AEEED3 · #FFF8B0
Palette A8e6cf
#A8E6CF · #DCEDC1 · #FFD3B6 · #FFAAA5
Palette A8e6cf
#A8E6CF · #FDFFAB · #FFD3B6 · #FFAAA5
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#AEEED3#A8E6CF#AEF3D0#B0E4CC#B0EFD4#B2F3CF#A6EBD4#AFE2C9#A6E3CE#A7E8C3#ADEFD7

Browse neighbouring colors

← #ACECCB  ·  #ACECCD →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #ACECCC?

#ACECCC is Light Green, a green color (RGB 172, 236, 204). Its closest standard named color is PowderBlue.

What is the RGB and HSL of #ACECCC?

#ACECCC is RGB 172, 236, 204 — HSL 150°, 63%, 80% — CMYK 27%, 0%, 14%, 7%.

What colors go with #ACECCC?

Its complement is #ECACCC; analogous partners are #ACECAC and #ACECEC. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #ACECCC for text?

Black text on #ACECCC has a contrast ratio of 15.62:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.34:1.