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#ACDCD9 Color

#ACDCD9 is rgb(172, 220, 217) in RGB, hsl(176, 41%, 77%) in HSL, and about cmyk(22%, 0%, 1%, 14%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Powder Blue (#B0E0E6), very hard to tell apart at ΔE 4.94. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#ACDCD9
HEX#ACDCD9
RGBrgb(172, 220, 217)
HSLhsl(176, 41%, 77%)
HSVhsv(176, 22%, 86%)
CMYKcmyk(22%, 0%, 1%, 14%)
OKLCHoklch(86% 0.05 191.5)
LABlab(84.32% -16.57 -3.90)
LCHlch(84.32% 17.02 193.25)

What #ACDCD9 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 #ACDCD9, 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 teal in the library.

#ACDCD9 Channel Values

How #ACDCD9 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 220 · B 2178-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 176° · S 41% · L 77%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 176° · S 22% · V 86%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 22% · M 0% · Y 1% · K 14%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.5:1 vs white · 13.99:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #ACDCD9 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 text1.5:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text13.99:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #ACDCD9 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #ACDCD9

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #ACDCD9; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

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Complementary
Analogous
Analogous
Triadic
Triadic
Split comp.
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Tints & Shades of #ACDCD9

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 #ACDCD9.

How #ACDCD9 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#ACDCD9
Protanopia#D5D5D9
Protanomaly#C6D8D9
Deuteranopia#CECEDA
Deuteranomaly#C1D4DA
Tritanopia#ADDCDC
Tritanomaly#ACDCDB
Achromatopsia#D3D3D3

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #ACDCD9 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-acdcd9: #ACDCD9;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #ACDCD9;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-acdcd9': '#ACDCD9' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.675, green: 0.863, blue: 0.851)
Android XML<color name="color_acdcd9">#ACDCD9</color>
SVG fillfill="#ACDCD9"

More Teal Colors

#ACDCD9 sits in the teal family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#ACDCD9 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #ACDCD9?

#ACDCD9 is a light teal — rgb(172, 220, 217) in RGB and hsl(176, 41%, 77%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Powder Blue (#B0E0E6), which is very hard to tell apart at a CIE76 distance of 4.94.

What is the RGB value of #ACDCD9?

#ACDCD9 is rgb(172, 220, 217) — red 172, green 220, and blue 217 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #ACDCD9?

#ACDCD9 converts to approximately cmyk(22%, 0%, 1%, 14%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #ACDCD9 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #ACDCD9 scores 1.5:1 against white and 13.99:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #ACDCD9 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #ACDCD9 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 powderblue (#B0E0E6) at a CIE76 distance of 4.94, which is very hard to tell apart.

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