What color is #ACD8E2?

#ACD8E2 is a light, desaturated cyan, closest to the named color Light Blue. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #ACD8E2?

The RGB value is 172, 216, 226: 172 red, 216 green and 226 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #ACD8E2?

The complementary color is #E2B6AC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #ACD8E2?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.67:1 and white text 1.54:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#ACD8E2 color

#ACD8E2 rgb(172, 216, 226)

Shades of teal

The hex color #ACD8E2 is a light, desaturated cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 67.5% red, 84.7% green and 88.6% blue (172, 216, 226).

Its hue angle is 191°, with 48% saturation and 78% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 24% cyan, 4% magenta, 0% yellow and 11% black.

The closest named color is Light Blue (#ADD8E6), a difference of 1.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.67:1).

#ACD8E2 color codes

HEX	`#ACD8E2`
RGB	`rgb(172, 216, 226)`
RGB percent	`rgb(67.5%, 84.7%, 88.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(191, 48%, 78%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(191, 24%, 89%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(24%, 4%, 0%, 11%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(83.64, -12.08, -9.62)`
CIE LCH	`lch(83.64, 15.44, 218.54)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(55.293, 63.371, 81.255)`
Decimal	`11327714`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #ACD8E2, 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 #ACD8E2	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.67:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.54:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#ACD8E2 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.54:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.67:1	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 #ACD8E2 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #acd8e2; }
.text { color: #acd8e2; }
.border { border: 2px solid #acd8e2; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(172 216 226 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #acd8e2, #acbde2); }

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Questions

What color is #ACD8E2?: #ACD8E2 is a light, desaturated cyan, closest to the named color Light Blue. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #ACD8E2?: The RGB value is 172, 216, 226: 172 red, 216 green and 226 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #ACD8E2?: The complementary color is #E2B6AC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #ACD8E2?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.67:1 and white text 1.54:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.