#ACD5CA

Closest named color: Celeste (#A8DADC). oklch(84.1% 0.046 177), rgb(172, 213, 202).

Black text reads best on this color (13.12:1).

About this color

#ACD5CA is a light, muted teal or cyan. In OKLCH its lightness is 84%, its chroma 0.046 and its hue 177°. Its hue sits on the cool side of the wheel. The nearest named color is Celeste (#A8DADC), ΔE 0.024 away. Black text reads best on it, at 13.12:1.

Hue family	Teals and cyans
Lightness	light (84%)
Chroma	muted (0.046)
Temperature	cool
Nearest name	Celeste (#A8DADC)
Black text	13.12:1
White text	1.60:1

Values

HEX	#ACD5CA
RGB	rgb(172, 213, 202)
HSL	hsl(164, 33%, 75%)
OKLCH	oklch(84.1% 0.046 177)

Contrast

WCAG 2 contrast ratios are the conformance target: AA needs 4.5:1 for body text and 3:1 for large text, AAA needs 7:1. APCA Lc values are supplementary guidance from the WCAG 3 drafts.

Pair	WCAG 2	Result	APCA	APCA guidance
White text on #ACD5CA	1.60:1	Fails	Lc -30.6	Non-text elements, placeholder text
Black text on #ACD5CA	13.12:1	AAA	Lc 76.7	Fine for body text
#ACD5CA text on white	1.60:1	Fails	Lc 27.1	Dividers and decoration only
#ACD5CA text on black	13.12:1	AAA	Lc -75.9	Fine for body text

Tints and shades

A 50–950 scale built in OKLCH: the hue is held, lightness follows a Tailwind v4-like curve, and every step is kept inside the sRGB gamut. This color sits at step 300.

Step 50
50

#F1F7F5

oklch(97.1% 0.007 174.4)
Step 100
100

#E1EDEA

oklch(93.6% 0.013 179.5)
Step 200
200

#C8DFD9

oklch(88.5% 0.026 178.3)
Step 300
300 (this color)

#ACD5CA

oklch(84.1% 0.046 177)
Step 400
400

#6CB0A0

oklch(70.7% 0.073 177.4)
Step 500
500

#3E9C88

oklch(63.1% 0.094 176.7)
Step 600
600

#078672

oklch(55.5% 0.101 177.1)
Step 700
700

#007160

oklch(49.1% 0.091 177.4)
Step 800
800

#035D4E

oklch(42.8% 0.079 176.5)
Step 900
900

#134C41

oklch(37.7% 0.061 177.2)
Step 950
950

#0E2D26

oklch(27.1% 0.039 176)

Export this scale for Tailwind in the Tailwind colors tool

#ACD5CA with color blindness

Simulated with the Machado et al. (2009) model. ΔE is how far the color moves: below about 0.02 you would not notice a change.

Vision	Seen as	Shift (ΔE)
Protanopia (no red cones)	#D2D0CA	0.049
Deuteranopia (no green cones)	#CACACB	0.046
Tritanopia (no blue cones)	#A2D6D2	0.014
Achromatopsia (no color)	#CCCCCC	0.046