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#ACEEFB — Pale Vivid Teal

#ACEEFB 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 #ACEEFB 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.

#ACEEFB 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 #FBB9AC; it also sits naturally between #ACFBE1 and #ACC7FB. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#ACEEFB · RGB 172, 238, 251

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Color values

HEX#ACEEFB
RGB172, 238, 251
HSL190°, 91%, 83%
HSV190°, 31%, 98%
CMYK31%, 5%, 0%, 2%
XYZ65.00, 76.88, 102.68
Yxy76.88, 0.2658, 0.3144
CIE-Lab90.27, -17.54, -12.91
Hunter Lab87.68, -16.70, -13.32

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 67% · Green 93% · Blue 98%

Cyan 31% · Magenta 5% · Yellow 0% · Key 2%

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

Previews

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

CSS code for #ACEEFB

.text { color: #ACEEFB; }
.background { background-color: #ACEEFB; }
.border { border: 3px solid #ACEEFB; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(172, 238, 251); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(190, 91%, 83%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #ACEEFB; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(172, 238, 251, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #ACEEFB; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(172, 238, 251, 0.8); }

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

Shades of #ACEEFB

#85E6F9#5EDEF7#37D6F6#10CEF4#0AB4D6#0893AF#067388#055261#03313A#011013

Tints of #ACEEFB

#B1EFFB#BBF1FC#C0F2FC#C5F3FC#CEF5FD#D3F6FD#D8F7FD#DDF8FD#E7FAFE#ECFBFE

Tones of #ACEEFB

#B2EAF5#B7E6F0#BDE3EA#C3DFE5#C8DBDF#CED7D9

Color harmonies

Complementary — #FBB9AC:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text1.28:1 Fails
Against black text16.38:1 AAA

Best text color on #ACEEFB: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #ACEEFB

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 #ACEEFB: ·

How #ACEEFB looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #C9C9F8Deuteranopia · #C5C0F7Tritanopia · #AFF5F5

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 #ACEEFB rather than the exact color:

Honey Ruby Monsoon
#33AF14 · #29E753 · #5EEDBB · #ACF0F6
Palette B1f0f7
#B1F0F7 · #81BFDA · #F5F0CD · #FADA7A
Rustic Zephyr
#162742 · #14CCCE · #36E0EB · #B1F6F7
Palette 050c9c
#050C9C · #3572EF · #3ABEF9 · #A7E6FF
Palette 6499e9
#6499E9 · #9EDDFF · #A6F6FF · #BEFFF7
Palette 00bcd4
#00BCD4 · #B2EBF2 · #FF5722 · #DD2C00

Similar colors

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

#ACF0F6#B1F0F7#B1F6F7#A7E6FF#A6F6FF#B2EBF2#A1EAFB#A4EBF3#B6F4F9#AEE2FF#AEE1FC#B4E4FF

Browse neighbouring colors

← #ACEEFA  ·  #ACEEFC →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #ACEEFB?

#ACEEFB is Pale Vivid Teal, a teal color (RGB 172, 238, 251). Its closest standard named color is PaleTurquoise.

What is the RGB and HSL of #ACEEFB?

#ACEEFB is RGB 172, 238, 251 — HSL 190°, 91%, 83% — CMYK 31%, 5%, 0%, 2%.

What colors go with #ACEEFB?

Its complement is #FBB9AC; analogous partners are #ACFBE1 and #ACC7FB. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #ACEEFB for text?

Black text on #ACEEFB has a contrast ratio of 16.38:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.28:1.