Palettes / Colors / #ACEFF8

#ACEFF8 — Pale Vivid Teal

#ACEFF8 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 #ACEFF8 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.

#ACEFF8 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 #F8B4AB; it also sits naturally between #ABF8DA and #ABC8F8. 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 94% · Blue 97%

Cyan 31% · Magenta 4% · Yellow 0% · Key 3%

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

Previews

CSS code for #ACEFF8

.text { color: #ACEFF8; }
.background { background-color: #ACEFF8; }
.border { border: 3px solid #ACEFF8; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(172, 239, 248); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(187, 84%, 82%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #ACEFF8; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(172, 239, 248, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #ACEFF8; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(172, 239, 248, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#ACEFF8">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#ACEFF8">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #F8B4AB:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #ACEFF8: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #ACEFF8

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 #ACEFF8 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 #ACEFF8 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

← #ACEFF7  ·  #ACEFF9 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #ACEFF8?

#ACEFF8 is Pale Vivid Teal, a teal color (RGB 172, 239, 248). Its closest standard named color is PaleTurquoise.

What is the RGB and HSL of #ACEFF8?

#ACEFF8 is RGB 172, 239, 248 — HSL 187°, 84%, 82% — CMYK 31%, 4%, 0%, 3%.

What colors go with #ACEFF8?

Its complement is #F8B4AB; analogous partners are #ABF8DA and #ABC8F8. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #ACEFF8 for text?

Black text on #ACEFF8 has a contrast ratio of 16.46:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.28:1.