Palettes / Colors / #ACEEA7
#ACEEA7 — Light Green
#ACEEA7 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 #ACEEA7 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.
#ACEEA7 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 #E9A5EE; it also sits naturally between #CEEEA5 and #A5EEC5. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.
Color values
| HEX | #ACEEA7 |
|---|---|
| RGB | 172, 238, 167 |
| HSL | 116°, 68%, 79% |
| HSV | 116°, 30%, 93% |
| CMYK | 28%, 0%, 30%, 7% |
| XYZ | 54.56, 72.71, 47.72 |
| Yxy | 72.71, 0.3118, 0.4155 |
| CIE-Lab | 88.31, -34.06, 27.93 |
| Hunter Lab | 85.27, -30.93, 22.71 |
RGB & CMYK percentages
Red 67% · Green 93% · Blue 65%
Cyan 28% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 30% · Key 7%
CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.
Previews
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CSS code for #ACEEA7
.text { color: #ACEEA7; }
.background { background-color: #ACEEA7; }
.border { border: 3px solid #ACEEA7; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(172, 238, 167); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(116, 68%, 79%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #ACEEA7; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(172, 238, 167, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #ACEEA7; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(172, 238, 167, 0.8); }
HTML: <p style="color:#ACEEA7">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#ACEEA7">Div content here</div>
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Color harmonies
Complementary — #E9A5EE:
Analogous:
Triadic:
Contrast & accessibility
| Against white text | 1.35:1 Fails |
|---|---|
| Against black text | 15.54:1 AAA |
Best text color on #ACEEA7: #000000.
Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #ACEEA7
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:
Smaller body text shows the effect best.
Blended color: · Contrast against #ACEEA7: ·
How #ACEEA7 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 #ACEEA7 rather than the exact color:
Similar colors
The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:
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Frequently asked questions
What color is #ACEEA7?
#ACEEA7 is Light Green, a green color (RGB 172, 238, 167). Its closest standard named color is PaleGreen.
What is the RGB and HSL of #ACEEA7?
#ACEEA7 is RGB 172, 238, 167 — HSL 116°, 68%, 79% — CMYK 28%, 0%, 30%, 7%.
What colors go with #ACEEA7?
Its complement is #E9A5EE; analogous partners are #CEEEA5 and #A5EEC5. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.
Can I use #ACEEA7 for text?
Black text on #ACEEA7 has a contrast ratio of 15.54:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.35:1.