What color is #ACFFFC?

#ACFFFC is a very light, vivid cyan known as Frostbite. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Frostbite?

The RGB value is 172, 255, 252: 172 red, 255 green and 252 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Frostbite?

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

Is black or white text better on #ACFFFC?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 18.46:1 and white text 1.14:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Frostbite color: hex code #ACFFFC

#ACFFFC rgb(172, 255, 252)

Shades of teal

Frostbite has the hex code #ACFFFC. It is a very light, vivid cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 67.5% red, 100% green and 98.8% blue (172, 255, 252).

Its hue angle is 178°, with 100% saturation and 84% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 33% cyan, 0% magenta, 1% yellow and 0% black.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 18.46:1).

Frostbite (#ACFFFC) color codes

HEX	`#ACFFFC`
RGB	`rgb(172, 255, 252)`
RGB percent	`rgb(67.5%, 100%, 98.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(178, 100%, 84%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(178, 33%, 100%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(33%, 0%, 1%, 0%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(94.87, -25.64, -6.58)`
CIE LCH	`lch(94.87, 26.47, 194.39)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(70.338, 87.315, 105.224)`
Decimal	`11337724`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Frostbite, 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 #ACFFFC	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	18.46:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.14:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#ACFFFC as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.14:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	18.46:1	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 #ACFFFC looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #acfffc; }
.text { color: #acfffc; }
.border { border: 2px solid #acfffc; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(172 255 252 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #acfffc, #acd9ff); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

See #ACFFFC on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #ACFFFC?: #ACFFFC is a very light, vivid cyan known as Frostbite. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Frostbite?: The RGB value is 172, 255, 252: 172 red, 255 green and 252 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Frostbite?: The complementary color is #FFACAF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #ACFFFC?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 18.46:1 and white text 1.14:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.