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#ACECDE Color

#ACECDE is rgb(172, 236, 222) in RGB, hsl(167, 63%, 80%) in HSL, and about cmyk(27%, 0%, 6%, 7%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Pale Robin Egg Blue (#96DED1), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 5.97. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#ACECDE
HEX#ACECDE
RGBrgb(172, 236, 222)
HSLhsl(167, 63%, 80%)
HSVhsv(167, 27%, 93%)
CMYKcmyk(27%, 0%, 6%, 7%)
OKLCHoklch(89.6% 0.067 179.6)
LABlab(88.80% -23.10 -0.04)
LCHlch(88.80% 23.10 180.09)

What #ACECDE 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 #ACECDE, 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 green in the library.

#ACECDE Channel Values

How #ACECDE 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 236 · B 2228-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 167° · S 63% · L 80%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 167° · S 27% · V 93%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 27% · M 0% · Y 6% · K 7%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.33:1 vs white · 15.81:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #ACECDE 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 text1.33:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text15.81:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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

Colors That Go With #ACECDE

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #ACECDE; 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 #ACECDE

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 #ACECDE.

How #ACECDE 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#ACECDE
Protanopia#E3E3DE
Protanomaly#CFE6DE
Deuteranopia#DADAE0
Deuteranomaly#C9E1DF
Tritanopia#AFEAEA
Tritanomaly#AEEBE5
Achromatopsia#DFDFDF

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #ACECDE in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-acecde: #ACECDE;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #ACECDE;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-acecde': '#ACECDE' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.675, green: 0.925, blue: 0.871)
Android XML<color name="color_acecde">#ACECDE</color>
SVG fillfill="#ACECDE"

More Green Colors

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

#ACECDE Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #ACECDE?

#ACECDE is a lightest green — rgb(172, 236, 222) in RGB and hsl(167, 63%, 80%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Pale Robin Egg Blue (#96DED1), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 5.97.

What is the RGB value of #ACECDE?

#ACECDE is rgb(172, 236, 222) — red 172, green 236, and blue 222 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #ACECDE?

#ACECDE converts to approximately cmyk(27%, 0%, 6%, 7%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #ACECDE be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #ACECDE scores 1.33:1 against white and 15.81:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #ACECDE as a CSS color keyword?

No. #ACECDE 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 paleturquoise (#AFEEEE) at a CIE76 distance of 7.29, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

Open #ACECDE in a Tool

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