What color is #ACF1F1?

#ACF1F1 is a light, moderate cyan, closest to the named color Pale Turquoise. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #ACF1F1?

The RGB value is 172, 241, 241: 172 red, 241 green and 241 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #ACF1F1?

The complementary color is #F1ACAC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #ACF1F1?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 16.61:1 and white text 1.26:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#ACF1F1 color

#ACF1F1 rgb(172, 241, 241)

Shades of teal

The hex color #ACF1F1 is a light, moderate cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 67.5% red, 94.5% green and 94.5% blue (172, 241, 241).

Its hue angle is 180°, with 71% saturation and 81% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 29% cyan, 0% magenta, 0% yellow and 5% black.

The closest named color is Pale Turquoise (#AFEEEE), a difference of 1.1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 16.61:1).

#ACF1F1 color codes

HEX	`#ACF1F1`
RGB	`rgb(172, 241, 241)`
RGB percent	`rgb(67.5%, 94.5%, 94.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(180, 71%, 81%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(180, 29%, 95%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(29%, 0%, 0%, 5%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(90.79, -21.29, -6.9)`
CIE LCH	`lch(90.79, 22.38, 197.95)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(64.34, 78.029, 94.873)`
Decimal	`11334129`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #ACF1F1, 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 #ACF1F1	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	16.61:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.26:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#ACF1F1 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.26:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	16.61:1	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 #ACF1F1 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #acf1f1; }
.text { color: #acf1f1; }
.border { border: 2px solid #acf1f1; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(172 241 241 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #acf1f1, #accff1); }

Background

Text color

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Questions

What color is #ACF1F1?: #ACF1F1 is a light, moderate cyan, closest to the named color Pale Turquoise. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #ACF1F1?: The RGB value is 172, 241, 241: 172 red, 241 green and 241 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #ACF1F1?: The complementary color is #F1ACAC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #ACF1F1?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 16.61:1 and white text 1.26:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.