Recognised as Colour
#ACE0CC
- #ACE0CC
- Cyan
- Light
- Nearest: Pale turquoise
#ACE0CC is a cyan with RGB values 172, 224, 204 and HSL 157°, 46%, 78%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 14.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Pale turquoise.
Colour values
#ACE0CC#ACE0CC
HEX#ACE0CC
RGBrgb(172, 224, 204)
RGB (0–1)0.6745, 0.8784, 0.8
RGB percentages67.5%, 87.8%, 80%
HSLhsl(156.9, 45.6%, 77.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(156.9, 23.2%, 87.8%)
CMYK23.2%, 0%, 8.9%, 12.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,329,740
CSS custom property--colour: #ACE0CC;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.66442WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness207.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 14.29:1
Contrast with white1.47:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black14.29:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#D4D4D4
Inverted#531F33
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.47:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text14.29:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#E0ACC0
Analogous#ACE0B2, #ACDAE0
Triadic#CCACE0, #E0CCAC
Split complementary#E0ACDA, #E0B2AC
Tetradic#B2ACE0, #E0ACC0, #DAE0AC
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R172
G224
B204
Red172 (67.5%)
Green224 (87.8%)
Blue204 (80%)
Hue156.92°
Saturation (HSL)45.61%
Lightness77.65%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR AC · G E0 · B CC
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