Palettes / Colors / #ACEEFD
#ACEEFD — Pale Vivid Teal
#ACEEFD 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 #ACEEFD 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.
#ACEEFD 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 #FDBAAA; it also sits naturally between #AAFDE3 and #AAC5FD. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.
Color values
| HEX | #ACEEFD |
|---|---|
| RGB | 172, 238, 253 |
| HSL | 191°, 95%, 83% |
| HSV | 191°, 32%, 99% |
| CMYK | 32%, 6%, 0%, 1% |
| XYZ | 65.32, 77.01, 104.35 |
| Yxy | 77.01, 0.2648, 0.3122 |
| CIE-Lab | 90.33, -17.07, -13.86 |
| Hunter Lab | 87.76, -16.28, -14.38 |
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
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CSS code for #ACEEFD
.text { color: #ACEEFD; }
.background { background-color: #ACEEFD; }
.border { border: 3px solid #ACEEFD; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(172, 238, 253); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(191, 95%, 83%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #ACEEFD; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(172, 238, 253, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #ACEEFD; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(172, 238, 253, 0.8); }
HTML: <p style="color:#ACEEFD">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#ACEEFD">Div content here</div>
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Color harmonies
Complementary — #FDBAAA:
Analogous:
Triadic:
Contrast & accessibility
| Against white text | 1.28:1 Fails |
|---|---|
| Against black text | 16.40:1 AAA |
Best text color on #ACEEFD: #000000.
Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #ACEEFD
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 #ACEEFD: ·
How #ACEEFD 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 #ACEEFD 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 #ACEEFD?
#ACEEFD is Pale Vivid Teal, a teal color (RGB 172, 238, 253). Its closest standard named color is PaleTurquoise.
What is the RGB and HSL of #ACEEFD?
#ACEEFD is RGB 172, 238, 253 — HSL 191°, 95%, 83% — CMYK 32%, 6%, 0%, 1%.
What colors go with #ACEEFD?
Its complement is #FDBAAA; analogous partners are #AAFDE3 and #AAC5FD. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.
Can I use #ACEEFD for text?
Black text on #ACEEFD has a contrast ratio of 16.40:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.28:1.