Celadon (#ACE1AF)

HEX, RGB, HSL, CMYK values + mood/style/use-case color tags. Use this page to keep your colors consistent across web and print.

Preview

Sample Text
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Best text color: #000000
Contrast vs white: 1.48:1 — vs black: 14.14:1

Color values

  • HEX #ACE1AF
  • RGB rgb(172, 225, 175)
  • HSL hsl(123, 46%, 77%)
  • CMYK cmyk( 24, 0, 22, 12 )
  • Websafe #99CC99
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Tags

Mood

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Style

Cool (180)

Use case

Text (210) Button (200) Print (170)

Tip: tags are heuristic suggestions (helpful for browsing and inspiration).

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #ACE1AF based on color theory relationships.

Complementary

The color directly opposite on the color wheel — creates maximum contrast and vibrance.

Celadon
#ACE1AF Base
#E1ACDE
Analogous

Colors adjacent on the wheel — naturally harmonious and pleasing to the eye.

Celadon
#ACE1AF Base
#C3E1AC
#ACE1C9
Triadic

Three colors equally spaced 120° apart — bold, balanced, and visually rich.

Celadon
#ACE1AF Base
#AFACE1
#E1AFAC
Split-Complementary

Two colors flanking the complement — high contrast with less tension than full complementary.

Celadon
#ACE1AF Base
#C9ACE1
#E1ACC3
Tetradic (Square)

Four colors at 90° intervals — rich variety, best when one color dominates.

Celadon
#ACE1AF Base
#ACC3E1
#E1ACDE
#E1C9AC
Monochromatic

Shades and tints of the same hue — cohesive, elegant, and easy to work with.

Celadon
#ACE1AF Base
#41B347
#74CD79
#8ED692
#CAECCC
#E4F5E5
#ECF8ED
Shades & Tints

Darker shades and lighter tints of Celadon, generated by adjusting lightness while keeping the same hue and saturation.

Shades (darker)

— #071307
— #1A491D
— #2E8033
— #42B649
— #75CD7A
Celadon #ACE1AF Base
— #B9E6BB
— #C6EAC8
— #D3EFD4
— #DFF4E1
— #ECF8ED
CSS & SCSS Snippets

Ready-to-use code snippets for #ACE1AF. Click the copy button to copy any snippet to your clipboard.

CSS Properties 
/* Background */
.element {
    background-color: #ACE1AF;
}

/* Text */
.element {
    color: #ACE1AF;
}

/* Border */
.element {
    border: 1px solid #ACE1AF;
}
CSS Gradient 
/* Linear gradient to complementary */
.element {
    background: linear-gradient(
        to right,
        #ACE1AF,
        #E1ACDE
    );
}

/* Radial gradient */
.element {
    background: radial-gradient(
        circle,
        #ACE1AF,
        #E1ACDE
    );
}
SCSS Variable 
// SCSS variable
$celadon: #ACE1AF;

// With RGB channels (useful for rgba() usage)
$celadon-r: 172;
$celadon-g: 225;
$celadon-b: 175;

// Usage
.element {
    background-color: $celadon;
    color: rgba($celadon-r, $celadon-g, $celadon-b, 0.8);
}
Color Blindness Simulation

How Celadon appears to people with different types of color vision deficiency.

Normal Vision #ACE1AF How the color appears with full color vision.
Deuteranopia #D3D3B0 Deuteranopia affects ~8% of males. Green cones are absent, making it difficult to distinguish red from green. The most common form of color blindness.
Protanopia #DCDCAF Protanopia affects ~1% of males. Red cones are absent, causing reds to appear dark and indistinguishable from greens and browns.
Tritanopia #B4DBDB Tritanopia is rare (~0.003%). Blue cones are absent, making blue and yellow difficult to distinguish. Blues may appear green, yellows appear pink.
Achromatopsia #D4D4D4 Achromatopsia is complete color blindness. The world is seen entirely in shades of grey. Affects ~1 in 30,000 people.
Similar Named Colors

The closest named colors to Celadon ranked by perceptual difference (Delta-E 2000 — lower = more similar).

Celadon #ACE1AF Base
Moss Green #ADDFAD ΔE 0.65
Teal Deer #99E6B3 ΔE 3.79
Granny Smith Apple #A8E4A0 ΔE 3.87
Turquoise Green #A0D6B4 ΔE 4.91

How to use this color

  1. Copy HEX for CSS and design tools, or RGB/HSL for UI adjustments.
  2. Use CMYK when preparing print assets (posters, packaging, brochures).
  3. Check contrast before using it for text or important UI elements.