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Recognised as Colour

#ACE236

  • #ACE236
  • Green
  • Light
  • Nearest: Yellow green

#ACE236 is a green with RGB values 172, 226, 54 and HSL 79°, 75%, 55%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 13.7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Yellow green.

Colour values

#ACE236#ACE236
HEX#ACE236
RGBrgb(172, 226, 54)
RGB (0–1)0.6745, 0.8863, 0.2118
RGB percentages67.5%, 88.6%, 21.2%
HSLhsl(78.8, 74.8%, 54.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(78.8, 76.1%, 88.6%)
CMYK23.9%, 0%, 76.1%, 11.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,330,102
CSS custom property--colour: #ACE236;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.6343WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness197.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 13.69:1
Contrast with white1.53:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black13.69:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#CACACA
Inverted#531DC9

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#EED302no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 35.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#E7D047no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 33.8 from the original
Tritanopia#B3D7C2no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 70.3 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.53:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text13.69:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Yellow green · ΔE 9.5Green yellow · ΔE 17.5Lawn green · ΔE 30.7Limegreen · ΔE 31.1Chartreuse · ΔE 31.5Yellow · ΔE 31.9
Nearest named CSS colourYellow green (#9ACD32)ΔE 9.5, clearly different but related
Hue familygreen
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#6C36E2
Analogous#E2C236, #56E236
Triadic#36ACE2, #E236AC
Split complementary#3656E2, #C236E2
Tetradic#36E2C2, #6C36E2, #E23656

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#F6FCE8
Lighter +30%#E3F5BC
Lighter +20%#D1EF8F
Lighter +10%#BEE863
Darker −10%#92C81D
Darker −20%#729C16
Darker −30%#516F10
Darker −40%#31420A
More saturated +25%#B7FF19
Less saturated −25%#A1C553

Channel breakdown

R172
G226
B54
Red172 (67.5%)
Green226 (88.6%)
Blue54 (21.2%)
Hue78.84°
Saturation (HSL)74.78%
Lightness54.9%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR AC · G E2 · B 36

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