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#ACD4EC Color

#ACD4EC is rgb(172, 212, 236) in RGB, hsl(203, 63%, 80%) in HSL, and about cmyk(27%, 10%, 0%, 7%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Light Blue (#ADD8E6), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 5.43. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#ACD4EC
HEX#ACD4EC
RGBrgb(172, 212, 236)
HSLhsl(203, 63%, 80%)
HSVhsv(203, 27%, 93%)
CMYKcmyk(27%, 10%, 0%, 7%)
OKLCHoklch(84.9% 0.054 234.6)
LABlab(82.63% -9.58 -16.42)
LCHlch(82.63% 19.01 239.73)

What #ACD4EC Is Called

Most hex codes have no name: there are 16.7 million of them and a few thousand registered names. These are the named colors nearest to #ACD4EC, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Browse the full index of named colors A-Z or every blue in the library.

#ACD4EC Channel Values

How #ACD4EC breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

ModelChannelsNotes
RGBR 172 · G 212 · B 2368-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 203° · S 63% · L 80%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 203° · S 27% · V 93%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 27% · M 10% · Y 0% · K 7%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.57:1 vs white · 13.38:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #ACD4EC background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1. Contrast is one check, not a full accessibility review.

Fails AAWhite text1.57:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text13.38:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #ACD4EC in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #ACD4EC

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #ACD4EC; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
Complementary
Analogous
Analogous
Triadic
Triadic
Split comp.
Split comp.

Tints & Shades of #ACD4EC

Lighter tints and darker shades built by moving the lightness channel while holding hue and saturation, which is what you want for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

Shades

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #ACD4EC.

How #ACD4EC Looks with Color Vision Deficiency

Simulated with the Viénot, Brettel & Mollon LMS projection model. Anomalous types are rendered as partial versions of the matching dichromacy, which is an approximation rather than a per-person clinical model.

Typical#ACD4EC
Protanopia#CECEEC
Protanomaly#C1D0EC
Deuteranopia#C8C8ED
Deuteranomaly#BDCDED
Tritanopia#A8D7D7
Tritanomaly#A9D6E0
Achromatopsia#CECECE

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #ACD4EC in Code

Copy-ready declarations for the places this color usually ends up.

CSS custom property--color-acd4ec: #ACD4EC;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #ACD4EC;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-acd4ec': '#ACD4EC' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.675, green: 0.831, blue: 0.925)
Android XML<color name="color_acd4ec">#ACD4EC</color>
SVG fillfill="#ACD4EC"

More Blue Colors

#ACD4EC sits in the blue family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#ACD4EC Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #ACD4EC?

#ACD4EC is a lightest blue — rgb(172, 212, 236) in RGB and hsl(203, 63%, 80%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Light Blue (#ADD8E6), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 5.43.

What is the RGB value of #ACD4EC?

#ACD4EC is rgb(172, 212, 236) — red 172, green 212, and blue 236 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #ACD4EC?

#ACD4EC converts to approximately cmyk(27%, 10%, 0%, 7%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #ACD4EC be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #ACD4EC scores 1.57:1 against white and 13.38:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #ACD4EC as a CSS color keyword?

No. #ACD4EC is not one of the CSS color keywords, so it has to be written as a hex, rgb() or hsl() value. The closest keyword is lightblue (#ADD8E6) at a CIE76 distance of 5.43, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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