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#ACE6FB Color

#ACE6FB is rgb(172, 230, 251) in RGB, hsl(196, 91%, 83%) in HSL, and about cmyk(31%, 8%, 0%, 2%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Non-photo Blue (#A4DDED), very hard to tell apart at ΔE 4.11. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#ACE6FB
HEX#ACE6FB
RGBrgb(172, 230, 251)
HSLhsl(196, 91%, 83%)
HSVhsv(196, 31%, 98%)
CMYKcmyk(31%, 8%, 0%, 2%)
OKLCHoklch(89.2% 0.066 222.2)
LABlab(87.85% -15.46 -16.52)
LCHlch(87.85% 22.62 226.90)

What #ACE6FB 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 #ACE6FB, 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.

#ACE6FB Channel Values

How #ACE6FB 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 230 · B 2518-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 196° · S 91% · L 83%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 196° · S 31% · V 98%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 31% · M 8% · Y 0% · K 2%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.36:1 vs white · 15.47:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #ACE6FB 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 text1.36:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text15.47:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #ACE6FB

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #ACE6FB; 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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Triadic
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Tints & Shades of #ACE6FB

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.

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Shades

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #ACE6FB.

How #ACE6FB 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#ACE6FB
Protanopia#DDDDFB
Protanomaly#CCE1FB
Deuteranopia#D5D5FC
Deuteranomaly#C6DCFC
Tritanopia#A8E9E9
Tritanomaly#A9E8F0
Achromatopsia#DDDDDD

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #ACE6FB in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-ace6fb: #ACE6FB;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #ACE6FB;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-ace6fb': '#ACE6FB' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.675, green: 0.902, blue: 0.984)
Android XML<color name="color_ace6fb">#ACE6FB</color>
SVG fillfill="#ACE6FB"

More Teal Colors

#ACE6FB sits in the teal family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#ACE6FB Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #ACE6FB?

#ACE6FB is a lightest teal — rgb(172, 230, 251) in RGB and hsl(196, 91%, 83%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Non-photo Blue (#A4DDED), which is very hard to tell apart at a CIE76 distance of 4.11.

What is the RGB value of #ACE6FB?

#ACE6FB is rgb(172, 230, 251) — red 172, green 230, and blue 251 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #ACE6FB?

#ACE6FB converts to approximately cmyk(31%, 8%, 0%, 2%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #ACE6FB be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #ACE6FB scores 1.36:1 against white and 15.47:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #ACE6FB as a CSS color keyword?

No. #ACE6FB 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 7.13, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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