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Recognised as Colour

#ACEF37

  • #ACEF37
  • Green
  • Light
  • Nearest: Green yellow

#ACEF37 is a green with RGB values 172, 239, 55 and HSL 82°, 85%, 58%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 15.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Green yellow.

Colour values

#ACEF37#ACEF37
HEX#ACEF37
RGBrgb(172, 239, 55)
RGB (0–1)0.6745, 0.9373, 0.2157
RGB percentages67.5%, 93.7%, 21.6%
HSLhsl(81.8, 85.2%, 57.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(81.8, 77%, 93.7%)
CMYK28%, 0%, 77%, 6.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,333,431
CSS custom property--colour: #ACEF37;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.70779WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness206.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 15.16:1
Contrast with white1.39:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black15.16:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#D3D3D3
Inverted#5310C8

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#FBDE00no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 40.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#F2DA4Ano green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 39.1 from the original
Tritanopia#B2E4CDno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 74 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 text15.16:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Green yellow · ΔE 10.2Yellow green · ΔE 16.1Lawn green · ΔE 24Chartreuse · ΔE 24.6Limegreen · ΔE 29.5Yellow · ΔE 32.3
Nearest named CSS colourGreen yellow (#ADFF2F)ΔE 10.21, a distinctly different colour
Hue familygreen
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#7A37EF
Analogous#EFD637, #50EF37
Triadic#37ACEF, #EF37AC
Split complementary#3750EF, #D637EF
Tetradic#37EFD6, #7A37EF, #EF3750

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FAFEF4
Lighter +30%#E7FAC5
Lighter +20%#D3F795
Lighter +10%#C0F366
Darker −10%#96E112
Darker −20%#76B20E
Darker −30%#57830A
Darker −40%#375307
More saturated +25%#B0FF27
Less saturated −25%#A5D452

Channel breakdown

R172
G239
B55
Red172 (67.5%)
Green239 (93.7%)
Blue55 (21.6%)
Hue81.85°
Saturation (HSL)85.19%
Lightness57.65%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR AC · G EF · B 37

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