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Recognised as Colour

#ACEC8B

  • #ACEC8B
  • Green
  • Light
  • Nearest: Light green

#ACEC8B is a green with RGB values 172, 236, 139 and HSL 100°, 72%, 74%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 15.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light green.

Colour values

#ACEC8B#ACEC8B
HEX#ACEC8B
RGBrgb(172, 236, 139)
RGB (0–1)0.6745, 0.9255, 0.5451
RGB percentages67.5%, 92.5%, 54.5%
HSLhsl(99.6, 71.9%, 73.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(99.6, 41.1%, 92.5%)
CMYK27.1%, 0%, 41.1%, 7.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,332,747
CSS custom property--colour: #ACEC8B;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.70626WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness209.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 15.13:1
Contrast with white1.39:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black15.13:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#D7D7D7
Inverted#531374

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#F3DE84no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 33.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#E9D991no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 32.7 from the original
Tritanopia#ABE5D4no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 41.3 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.39:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text15.13:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light green · ΔE 9.9Pale green · ΔE 11.8Yellow green · ΔE 28.1Khaki · ΔE 28.7Medium seagreen · ΔE 29.6Dark seagreen · ΔE 30.4
Nearest named CSS colourLight green (#90EE90)ΔE 9.89, clearly different but related
Hue familygreen
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#CB8BEC
Analogous#DDEC8B, #8BEC9A
Triadic#8BACEC, #EC8BAC
Split complementary#9A8BEC, #EC8BDD
Tetradic#8BDDEC, #CB8BEC, #EC9A8B

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#EBFAE3
Lighter +10%#CBF3B7
Darker −10%#8DE55F
Darker −20%#6DDE33
Darker −30%#56BF1F
Darker −40%#429318
More saturated +25%#A7FD7A
Less saturated −25%#B1DB9C

Channel breakdown

R172
G236
B139
Red172 (67.5%)
Green236 (92.5%)
Blue139 (54.5%)
Hue99.59°
Saturation (HSL)71.85%
Lightness73.53%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR AC · G EC · B 8B

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