What color is #ACE5DD?

#ACE5DD is a light, moderate spring green, closest to the named color Ice Cube. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #ACE5DD?

The RGB value is 172, 229, 221: 172 red, 229 green and 221 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #ACE5DD?

The complementary color is #E5ACB4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #ACE5DD?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.01:1 and white text 1.4:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#ACE5DD color

#ACE5DD rgb(172, 229, 221)

Shades of teal

The hex color #ACE5DD is a light, moderate spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 67.5% red, 89.8% green and 86.7% blue (172, 229, 221).

Its hue angle is 172°, with 52% saturation and 79% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 25% cyan, 0% magenta, 3% yellow and 10% black.

The closest named color is Ice Cube (#AFE3D6), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 15.01:1).

#ACE5DD color codes

HEX	`#ACE5DD`
RGB	`rgb(172, 229, 221)`
RGB percent	`rgb(67.5%, 89.8%, 86.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(172, 52%, 79%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(172, 25%, 90%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(25%, 0%, 3%, 10%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(87.01, -19.72, -2)`
CIE LCH	`lch(87.01, 19.82, 185.78)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(58.08, 70.027, 78.849)`
Decimal	`11331037`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #ACE5DD, 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 #ACE5DD	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	15.01:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.4:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#ACE5DD as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.4:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	15.01:1	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 #ACE5DD looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #ace5dd; }
.text { color: #ace5dd; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ace5dd; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(172 229 221 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #ace5dd, #acd1e5); }

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Questions

What color is #ACE5DD?: #ACE5DD is a light, moderate spring green, closest to the named color Ice Cube. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #ACE5DD?: The RGB value is 172, 229, 221: 172 red, 229 green and 221 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #ACE5DD?: The complementary color is #E5ACB4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #ACE5DD?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.01:1 and white text 1.4:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.