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Recognised as Colour

#ACD72C

  • #ACD72C
  • Green
  • Light
  • Nearest: Yellow green

#ACD72C is a green with RGB values 172, 215, 44 and HSL 75°, 68%, 51%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 12.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Yellow green.

Colour values

#ACD72C#ACD72C
HEX#ACD72C
RGBrgb(172, 215, 44)
RGB (0–1)0.6745, 0.8431, 0.1725
RGB percentages67.5%, 84.3%, 17.3%
HSLhsl(75.1, 68.1%, 50.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(75.1, 79.5%, 84.3%)
CMYK20%, 0%, 79.5%, 15.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,327,276
CSS custom property--colour: #ACD72C;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.57553WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness190.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 12.51:1
Contrast with white1.68:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black12.51:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#C2C2C2
Inverted#5328D3

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#E4C900no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 30.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#DEC73Eno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 29.7 from the original
Tritanopia#B5CCB8no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 69.4 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.68:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text12.51:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Yellow green · ΔE 7.4Green yellow · ΔE 22.4Yellow · ΔE 31.1Limegreen · ΔE 34.1Olivedrab · ΔE 35.2Lawn green · ΔE 35.5
Nearest named CSS colourYellow green (#9ACD32)ΔE 7.37, clearly different but related
Hue familygreen
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#572CD7
Analogous#D7AC2C, #57D72C
Triadic#2CACD7, #D72CAC
Split complementary#2C57D7, #AC2CD7
Tetradic#2CD7AC, #572CD7, #D72C57

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#EFF8D7
Lighter +30%#DFEFAD
Lighter +20%#CEE782
Lighter +10%#BDDF57
Darker −10%#8BAF21
Darker −20%#698419
Darker −30%#475911
Darker −40%#252E09
More saturated +25%#BCF60D
Less saturated −25%#9CB84B

Channel breakdown

R172
G215
B44
Red172 (67.5%)
Green215 (84.3%)
Blue44 (17.3%)
Hue75.09°
Saturation (HSL)68.13%
Lightness50.78%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR AC · G D7 · B 2C

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