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#ACF6E6 Color

#ACF6E6 is rgb(172, 246, 230) in RGB, hsl(167, 80%, 82%) in HSL, and about cmyk(30%, 0%, 7%, 4%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Magic Mint (#AAF0D1), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 8.08. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#ACF6E6
HEX#ACF6E6
RGBrgb(172, 246, 230)
HSLhsl(167, 80%, 82%)
HSVhsv(167, 30%, 96%)
CMYKcmyk(30%, 0%, 7%, 4%)
OKLCHoklch(92% 0.076 179.5)
LABlab(91.70% -26.28 0.01)
LCHlch(91.70% 26.28 179.97)

What #ACF6E6 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 #ACF6E6, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Magic Mint#AAF0D1ΔE 8.08Pale Robin Egg Blue#96DED1ΔE 8.37Celeste#B2FFFFΔE 8.84Pale Blue#AFEEEEΔE 9.09Middle Blue Green#8DD9CCΔE 10.34Waterspout#A4F4F9ΔE 10.81

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

#ACF6E6 Channel Values

How #ACF6E6 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 246 · B 2308-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 167° · S 80% · L 82%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 167° · S 30% · V 96%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 30% · M 0% · Y 7% · K 4%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.23:1 vs white · 17.08:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #ACF6E6 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 text1.23:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text17.08:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #ACF6E6 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #ACF6E6

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #ACF6E6; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#ACF6E6
Complementary
#F6ACBC
Analogous
#ACF6C1
Analogous
#ACE1F6
Triadic
#E6ACF6
Triadic
#F6E6AC
Split comp.
#F6ACE1
Split comp.
#F6C1AC

Tints & Shades of #ACF6E6

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

#B6F7E9
#C3F8ED
#CDF9F0
#D6FAF2
#DFFBF5
#EDFDF9

Shades

#7AF0D7
#47EBC7
#19E1B6
#13AA89
#0D7760
#084538

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #ACF6E6.

How #ACF6E6 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#ACF6E6
Protanopia#EBEBE6
Protanomaly#D5F0E6
Deuteranopia#E1E1E8
Deuteranomaly#CEEAE7
Tritanopia#AFF4F4
Tritanomaly#AEF5EF
Achromatopsia#E8E8E8

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #ACF6E6 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-acf6e6: #ACF6E6;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #ACF6E6;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-acf6e6': '#ACF6E6' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.675, green: 0.965, blue: 0.902)
Android XML<color name="color_acf6e6">#ACF6E6</color>
SVG fillfill="#ACF6E6"

More Green Colors

#ACF6E6 sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#ACF6E6 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #ACF6E6?

#ACF6E6 is a lightest green — rgb(172, 246, 230) in RGB and hsl(167, 80%, 82%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Magic Mint (#AAF0D1), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 8.08.

What is the RGB value of #ACF6E6?

#ACF6E6 is rgb(172, 246, 230) — red 172, green 246, and blue 230 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #ACF6E6?

#ACF6E6 converts to approximately cmyk(30%, 0%, 7%, 4%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #ACF6E6 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #ACF6E6 scores 1.23:1 against white and 17.08:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #ACF6E6 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #ACF6E6 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 9.09, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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