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#ACEDFD — Pale Vivid Teal

#ACEDFD is a teal color we call Pale Vivid Teal, closest to the named color PaleTurquoise (#AFEEEE). It belongs to the teal family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: paleturquoise (#AFEEEE) — not an exact match. CSS paleturquoise gives you #AFEEEE, a different color; use #ACEDFD 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.

#ACEDFD is a cool teal color associated with freshness, clarity 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 #FDBBAA; it also sits naturally between #AAFDE4 and #AAC3FD. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#ACEDFD · RGB 172, 237, 253

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Color values

HEX#ACEDFD
RGB172, 237, 253
HSL192°, 95%, 83%
HSV192°, 32%, 99%
CMYK32%, 6%, 0%, 1%
XYZ65.03, 76.43, 104.25
Yxy76.43, 0.2646, 0.3111
CIE-Lab90.06, -16.57, -14.26
Hunter Lab87.42, -15.80, -14.81

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 67% · Green 93% · Blue 99%

Cyan 32% · Magenta 6% · Yellow 0% · Key 1%

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

Previews

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

CSS code for #ACEDFD

.text { color: #ACEDFD; }
.background { background-color: #ACEDFD; }
.border { border: 3px solid #ACEDFD; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(172, 237, 253); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(192, 95%, 83%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #ACEDFD; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(172, 237, 253, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #ACEDFD; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(172, 237, 253, 0.8); }

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

Shades of #ACEDFD

#83E4FC#5BDBFB#33D2FA#0BC9F9#06B0DB#0590B3#04708B#035063#02303C#011014

Tints of #ACEDFD

#AFEDFD#B9F0FD#BEF1FD#C3F2FD#CDF4FE#D2F5FE#D7F6FE#DCF7FE#E6FAFE#EBFBFE

Tones of #ACEDFD

#B1E9F7#B6E5F1#BCE2EB#C2DEE5#C8DBDF#CED7DA

Color harmonies

Complementary — #FDBBAA:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text1.29:1 Fails
Against black text16.29:1 AAA

Best text color on #ACEDFD: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #ACEDFD

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 #ACEDFD: ·

How #ACEDFD looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #C8C9F9Deuteranopia · #C4C0F8Tritanopia · #AFF6F5

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 · #9E9E9ETailwind violet 500 · #8B5CF6

Palettes with a similar color

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

Honey Ruby Monsoon
#33AF14 · #29E753 · #5EEDBB · #ACF0F6
Palette B1f0f7
#B1F0F7 · #81BFDA · #F5F0CD · #FADA7A
Palette 050c9c
#050C9C · #3572EF · #3ABEF9 · #A7E6FF
Palette 6499e9
#6499E9 · #9EDDFF · #A6F6FF · #BEFFF7
Palette 9fa1ff
#9FA1FF · #B5BAFF · #AEE2FF · #D9F9DF
Palette B9f3fc
#B9F3FC · #AEE2FF · #93C6E7 · #FEDEFF

Similar colors

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

#ACF0F6#B1F0F7#A7E6FF#A6F6FF#AEE2FF#A1EAFB#B1F6F7#AEE1FC#B4E4FF#B2EBF2#A0E9FF#B6F4F9

Browse neighbouring colors

← #ACEDFC  ·  #ACEDFE →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #ACEDFD?

#ACEDFD is Pale Vivid Teal, a teal color (RGB 172, 237, 253). Its closest standard named color is PaleTurquoise.

What is the RGB and HSL of #ACEDFD?

#ACEDFD is RGB 172, 237, 253 — HSL 192°, 95%, 83% — CMYK 32%, 6%, 0%, 1%.

What colors go with #ACEDFD?

Its complement is #FDBBAA; analogous partners are #AAFDE4 and #AAC3FD. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #ACEDFD for text?

Black text on #ACEDFD has a contrast ratio of 16.29:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.29:1.