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Recognised as Colour

#ACD59F

  • #ACD59F
  • Green
  • Light
  • Nearest: Dark seagreen

#ACD59F is a green with RGB values 172, 213, 159 and HSL 106°, 39%, 73%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 12.8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark seagreen.

Colour values

#ACD59F#ACD59F
HEX#ACD59F
RGBrgb(172, 213, 159)
RGB (0–1)0.6745, 0.8353, 0.6235
RGB percentages67.5%, 83.5%, 62.4%
HSLhsl(105.6, 39.1%, 72.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(105.6, 25.4%, 83.5%)
CMYK19.2%, 0%, 25.4%, 16.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,326,879
CSS custom property--colour: #ACD59F;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.58862WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness195.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 12.77:1
Contrast with white1.64:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black12.77:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#C8C8C8
Inverted#532A60

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#D9CC9Cno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 20.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#D2C8A2no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 21 from the original
Tritanopia#ABD1C6no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 22.8 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.64:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text12.77:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dark seagreen · ΔE 10.1Pale goldenrod · ΔE 20.8Medium aquamarine · ΔE 21.2Light goldenrod yellow · ΔE 23.7Dark khaki · ΔE 23.7Lemon chiffon · ΔE 24.4
Nearest named CSS colourDark seagreen (#8FBC8F)ΔE 10.12, a distinctly different colour
Hue familygreen
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#C89FD5
Analogous#C7D59F, #9FD5AD
Triadic#9FACD5, #D59FAC
Split complementary#AD9FD5, #D59FC7
Tetradic#9FC7D5, #C89FD5, #D5AD9F

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#E9F4E6
Lighter +10%#CBE5C2
Darker −10%#8DC57C
Darker −20%#6FB658
Darker −30%#579843
Darker −40%#437533
More saturated +25%#A3E68E
Less saturated −25%#B5C4B0

Channel breakdown

R172
G213
B159
Red172 (67.5%)
Green213 (83.5%)
Blue159 (62.4%)
Hue105.56°
Saturation (HSL)39.13%
Lightness72.94%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR AC · G D5 · B 9F

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