What color is #ACE1AF?

#ACE1AF is a light, desaturated green known as Celadon. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Celadon?

The RGB value is 172, 225, 175: 172 red, 225 green and 175 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Celadon?

The complementary color is #E1ACDE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #ACE1AF?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.14:1 and white text 1.48:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Celadon color: hex code #ACE1AF

#ACE1AF rgb(172, 225, 175)

Shades of green

Celadon has the hex code #ACE1AF. It is a light, desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 67.5% red, 88.2% green and 68.6% blue (172, 225, 175).

Its hue angle is 123°, with 47% saturation and 78% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 24% cyan, 0% magenta, 22% yellow and 12% black.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.14:1).

Celadon (#ACE1AF) color codes

HEX	`#ACE1AF`
RGB	`rgb(172, 225, 175)`
RGB percent	`rgb(67.5%, 88.2%, 68.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(123, 47%, 78%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(123, 24%, 88%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(24%, 0%, 22%, 12%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(84.85, -26.62, 19.06)`
CIE LCH	`lch(84.85, 32.74, 144.4)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(51.674, 65.715, 50.511)`
Decimal	`11329967`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Celadon, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #ACE1AF	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.14:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.48:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#ACE1AF as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.48:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.14:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #ACE1AF looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #ace1af; }
.text { color: #ace1af; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ace1af; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(172 225 175 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #ace1af, #ace1ca); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

See #ACE1AF on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #ACE1AF?: #ACE1AF is a light, desaturated green known as Celadon. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Celadon?: The RGB value is 172, 225, 175: 172 red, 225 green and 175 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Celadon?: The complementary color is #E1ACDE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #ACE1AF?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.14:1 and white text 1.48:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.