What color is #ACEFDB?

#ACEFDB is a light, moderate spring green, closest to the named color Water Leaf. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #ACEFDB?

The RGB value is 172, 239, 219: 172 red, 239 green and 219 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #ACEFDB?

The complementary color is #EFACC0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #ACEFDB?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 16.12:1 and white text 1.3:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#ACEFDB color

#ACEFDB rgb(172, 239, 219)

Shades of green

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

In the RGB color model it is made of 67.5% red, 93.7% green and 85.9% blue (172, 239, 219).

Its hue angle is 162°, with 68% saturation and 81% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 28% cyan, 0% magenta, 8% yellow and 6% black.

The closest named color is Water Leaf (#B6ECDE), a difference of 2.9 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 16.12:1).

#ACEFDB color codes

HEX	`#ACEFDB`
RGB	`rgb(172, 239, 219)`
RGB percent	`rgb(67.5%, 93.7%, 85.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(162, 68%, 81%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(162, 28%, 94%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(28%, 0%, 8%, 6%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(89.68, -25.03, 2.95)`
CIE LCH	`lch(89.68, 25.2, 173.29)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(60.662, 75.615, 78.403)`
Decimal	`11333595`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #ACEFDB, 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 #ACEFDB	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	16.12:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.3:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#ACEFDB as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.3:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	16.12:1	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 #ACEFDB looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #acefdb; }
.text { color: #acefdb; }
.border { border: 2px solid #acefdb; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(172 239 219 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #acefdb, #ace2ef); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Light Teal.

Questions

What color is #ACEFDB?: #ACEFDB is a light, moderate spring green, closest to the named color Water Leaf. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #ACEFDB?: The RGB value is 172, 239, 219: 172 red, 239 green and 219 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #ACEFDB?: The complementary color is #EFACC0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #ACEFDB?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 16.12:1 and white text 1.3:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.