What color is #ACFFED?

#ACFFED is a very light, vivid spring green, closest to the named color Blister Pearl. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #ACFFED?

The RGB value is 172, 255, 237: 172 red, 255 green and 237 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #ACFFED?

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

Is black or white text better on #ACFFED?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 18.28:1 and white text 1.15:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#ACFFED color

#ACFFED rgb(172, 255, 237)

Shades of teal

The hex color #ACFFED is a very light, vivid spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 67.5% red, 100% green and 92.9% blue (172, 255, 237).

Its hue angle is 167°, with 100% saturation and 84% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 33% cyan, 0% magenta, 7% yellow and 0% black.

The closest named color is Blister Pearl (#AAFFEE), a difference of 0.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 18.28:1).

#ACFFED color codes

HEX	`#ACFFED`
RGB	`rgb(172, 255, 237)`
RGB percent	`rgb(67.5%, 100%, 92.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(167, 100%, 84%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(167, 33%, 100%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(33%, 0%, 7%, 0%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(94.48, -28.91, 0.6)`
CIE LCH	`lch(94.48, 28.92, 178.82)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(68.054, 86.401, 93.196)`
Decimal	`11337709`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #ACFFED, 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 #ACFFED	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	18.28:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.15:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#ACFFED as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.15:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	18.28:1	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 #ACFFED looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #acffed; }
.text { color: #acffed; }
.border { border: 2px solid #acffed; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(172 255 237 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #acffed, #ace8ff); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ice Blue.

Questions

What color is #ACFFED?: #ACFFED is a very light, vivid spring green, closest to the named color Blister Pearl. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #ACFFED?: The RGB value is 172, 255, 237: 172 red, 255 green and 237 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #ACFFED?: The complementary color is #FFACBE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #ACFFED?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 18.28:1 and white text 1.15:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.