Recognised as Colour

#ACE1E0

#ACE1E0
Cyan
Light
Nearest: Powder blue

#ACE1E0 is a cyan with RGB values 172, 225, 224 and HSL 179°, 47%, 78%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 14.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Powder blue.

Colour values

#ACE1E0#ACE1E0

HEX#ACE1E0

RGBrgb(172, 225, 224)

RGB (0–1)0.6745, 0.8824, 0.8784

RGB percentages67.5%, 88.2%, 87.8%

HSLhsl(178.9, 46.9%, 77.8%)

HSV / HSBhsv(178.9, 23.6%, 88.2%)

CMYK23.6%, 0%, 0.4%, 11.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer11,330,016

CSS custom property--colour: #ACE1E0;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.68003WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness210.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkLight

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 14.6:1

Contrast with white1.44:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black14.6:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#D6D6D6

Inverted#531E1F

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#DADCE0no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 17.5 from the original

Deuteranopia#D0D4E1no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 18.3 from the original

Tritanopia#9BE4E0no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 6.3 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text1.44:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text14.6:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Powder blue · ΔE 4.2 Pale turquoise · ΔE 5 Light blue · ΔE 9.2 Light cyan · ΔE 13.9 Sky blue · ΔE 17.7 Light grey · ΔE 17.9

Nearest named CSS colourPowder blue (#B0E0E6)ΔE 4.2, a close match

Hue familycyan

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#E1ACAD

Analogous#ACE1C6, #ACC7E1

Triadic#E0ACE1, #E1E0AC

Split complementary#E1ACC7, #E1C6AC

Tetradic#C6ACE1, #E1ACAD, #C8E1AC

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFFFFF

Lighter +20%#F7FCFC

Lighter +10%#D1EFEE

Darker −10%#87D3D2

Darker −20%#61C6C4

Darker −30%#41B3B1

Darker −40%#338E8C

More saturated +25%#9EEFEE

Less saturated −25%#BAD3D2

Channel breakdown

R172

G225

B224

Red172 (67.5%)

Green225 (88.2%)

Blue224 (87.8%)

Hue178.87°

Saturation (HSL)46.9%

Lightness77.84%

Dominant channelGreen

Hex per channelR AC · G E1 · B E0

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Colour values

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Colour harmonies

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Channel breakdown

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