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#ACF5FB Color

#ACF5FB is rgb(172, 245, 251) in RGB, hsl(185, 91%, 83%) in HSL, and about cmyk(31%, 2%, 0%, 2%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Waterspout (#A4F4F9), below the threshold most people can see at ΔE 2.26. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#ACF5FB
HEX#ACF5FB
RGBrgb(172, 245, 251)
HSLhsl(185, 91%, 83%)
HSVhsv(185, 31%, 98%)
CMYKcmyk(31%, 2%, 0%, 2%)
OKLCHoklch(92.4% 0.072 202.4)
LABlab(91.90% -22.33 -10.52)
LCHlch(91.90% 24.69 205.23)

What #ACF5FB 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 #ACF5FB, 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.

#ACF5FB Channel Values

How #ACF5FB 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 245 · B 2518-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 185° · S 91% · L 83%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 185° · S 31% · V 98%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 31% · M 2% · Y 0% · K 2%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.22:1 vs white · 17.21:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #ACF5FB 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 text1.22:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text17.21:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #ACF5FB

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #ACF5FB; 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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Analogous
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Triadic
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Tints & Shades of #ACF5FB

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 #ACF5FB.

How #ACF5FB 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#ACF5FB
Protanopia#EBEBFB
Protanomaly#D4EFFB
Deuteranopia#E0E0FD
Deuteranomaly#CDE9FC
Tritanopia#ABF6F6
Tritanomaly#ABF5F8
Achromatopsia#E8E8E8

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #ACF5FB in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-acf5fb: #ACF5FB;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #ACF5FB;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-acf5fb': '#ACF5FB' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.675, green: 0.961, blue: 0.984)
Android XML<color name="color_acf5fb">#ACF5FB</color>
SVG fillfill="#ACF5FB"

More Teal Colors

#ACF5FB sits in the teal family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#ACF5FB Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #ACF5FB?

#ACF5FB is a lightest teal — rgb(172, 245, 251) in RGB and hsl(185, 91%, 83%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Waterspout (#A4F4F9), which is below the threshold most people can see at a CIE76 distance of 2.26.

What is the RGB value of #ACF5FB?

#ACF5FB is rgb(172, 245, 251) — red 172, green 245, and blue 251 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #ACF5FB?

#ACF5FB converts to approximately cmyk(31%, 2%, 0%, 2%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #ACF5FB be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #ACF5FB scores 1.22:1 against white and 17.21:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #ACF5FB as a CSS color keyword?

No. #ACF5FB 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 4.65, which is very hard to tell apart.

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