Palettes / Colors / #ACECD6

#ACECD6 — Light Green

#ACECD6 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 #ACECD6 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.

#ACECD6 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 #ECACC2; it also sits naturally between #ACECB6 and #ACE2EC. 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 84%

Cyan 27% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 9% · Key 7%

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

Previews

CSS code for #ACECD6

.text { color: #ACECD6; }
.background { background-color: #ACECD6; }
.border { border: 3px solid #ACECD6; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(172, 236, 214); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(159, 63%, 80%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #ACECD6; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(172, 236, 214, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #ACECD6; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(172, 236, 214, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#ACECD6">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#ACECD6">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #ECACC2:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #ACECD6: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #ACECD6

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 #ACECD6 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 #ACECD6 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

← #ACECD5  ·  #ACECD7 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #ACECD6?

#ACECD6 is Light Green, a green color (RGB 172, 236, 214). Its closest standard named color is PowderBlue.

What is the RGB and HSL of #ACECD6?

#ACECD6 is RGB 172, 236, 214 — HSL 159°, 63%, 80% — CMYK 27%, 0%, 9%, 7%.

What colors go with #ACECD6?

Its complement is #ECACC2; analogous partners are #ACECB6 and #ACE2EC. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #ACECD6 for text?

Black text on #ACECD6 has a contrast ratio of 15.72:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.34:1.