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#acce4b

a balanced, vivid green · warm · closest name: Yellow Green

RGB
172, 206, 75
HSL
76°, 57%, 55%
CMYK
17, 0, 64, 19
Luminance
0.5342

At a glance

Every number on this page in one read: what #acce4b is made of, how bright it looks, and which way it leans.

Hex
#acce4b
Hue
76°
green
Saturation
57%
vivid
Lightness
55%
balanced
Brightness
81%
HSV value
Perceived
73%
weighted brightness
Luminance
0.5342
WCAG relative
Temperature
Warm
38/100 cool
Color family
Green
Tone
Vivid
Best ink
Black
11.68:1
Closest name
Yellow Green
ΔE2000 3.2
Where it sits
Hue76° of 360°
Saturation57%
Lightness55%
Temperature
Warm ← → Cool38% cool

Reads warm. Warm and cool siblings keep the same lightness, so you can swap one in without redoing your contrast maths.

Every format

HEX#acce4b
RGBrgb(172, 206, 75)
HSLhsl(76, 57%, 55%)
CMYKcmyk(17%, 0%, 64%, 19%)
LABlab(78.1 -29.9 59.4)
LCHlch(78.1 66.5 116.7)
OKLCHoklch(0.801 0.161 122.5)
Decimal11325003
Display P3color(display-p3 0.675 0.808 0.294)

Copy-ready code

/* CSS */
color: #acce4b;
background-color: #acce4b;
/* Tailwind (arbitrary) */
class="text-[#acce4b] bg-[#acce4b]"
/* SCSS */
$brand: #acce4b;
/* SwiftUI */
Color(red: 0.675, green: 0.808, blue: 0.294)
/* Android */
Color.parseColor("#acce4b")
/* Flutter */
Color(0xFFACCE4B)
/* Python / OpenCV (BGR) */
(75, 206, 172)

Best text color

Only one of black and white can be right. This is the one, with the number that proves it.

Readable at a glance#000000 on #acce4b · 11.68:1
Use #000000AAA at every size.
Aa
White text · 1.80:1
AA fail · AA large fail · AAA fail
Aa
Black text · 11.68:1 · recommended
AA pass · AA large pass · AAA pass
Reading the other direction: #acce4b as text scores 1.80:1 on white and 11.68:1 on black.

Accessibility — WCAG contrast

Aa
#acce4b on white: 1.80:1
AA ✗ fail · AA-large · AAA
Aa
#acce4b on black: 11.68:1
AA ✓ pass · AA-large · AAA
true color
protanopia · #DAC23A
deuteranopia · #D5C155
tritanopia · #B4C4B3

Color scale — 50 to 950

A Tailwind-shaped ramp built around this exact hex. #acce4b is pinned to step 500; the rest hold its hue and let saturation ease off at the extremes so the pale end never turns neon.

#F9FBF4
#F3F7E9
#E6EFCD
#D6E7A7
#C2DB7B
#acce4b
#9CC034
#82A02C
#688023
#4D5D1D
#303A12
Base = 500Lightest = 50 · #F9FBF4Darkest = 950 · #303A12
:root {
  --brand-50: #F9FBF4;
  --brand-100: #F3F7E9;
  --brand-200: #E6EFCD;
  --brand-300: #D6E7A7;
  --brand-400: #C2DB7B;
  --brand-500: #acce4b;
  --brand-600: #9CC034;
  --brand-700: #82A02C;
  --brand-800: #688023;
  --brand-900: #4D5D1D;
  --brand-950: #303A12;
  --brand: #acce4b;
  --brand-ink: #000000;
}

Colors that work with #acce4b

Not a palette — a role sheet. Each swatch answers one question you will hit while building the component.

Text on it#000000
Black wins here
Surface#F9FAF4
Tinted page background
Border#E1EDC0
Hairlines and dividers
Muted text#869B4B
Captions on the surface
Accent#4846D3
Second voice, not a rival
Dark variant#51641B
Hover, pressed, headers
Light variant#F6FAEB
Selected rows, tints
Dark surface#202414
Dark-mode background
Light mode
Everything in its place

Surface, border, heading and body all derive from this one hue, so the screen stays coherent without a second palette.

Primary actionSecondaryBadge
Dark mode
Same hue, inverted

Lightness flips, hue holds. The accent stays the anchor in both themes.

Primary actionSecondaryAccent

How to use #acce4b

Derived from its contrast, chroma and lightness — not from taste.

Works well for
  • Text and icons on dark surfaces
  • Primary buttons and calls to action
  • Focus rings, active and selected states
  • Brand accents, badges and data highlights
Use with care
  • Text of any size on white — fails WCAG AA
  • Full-page backgrounds — tiring over long sessions
  • Pairing with a same-lightness hue — edges vibrate

Similar colors

One move away from this hex in each direction. Every swatch is its own page.

Color relationships

The wheel positions with their names attached, so you can grab the one you actually need.

Complementary#6D4BCE
Analogous left#CEAF4B
Analogous right#6ACE4B
Split-complement 1#4B6ACE
Split-complement 2#AF4BCE
Triadic 1#4BACCE
Triadic 2#CE4BAC
Tetradic#4BCEAF

RGB percentages

Red67.5%
Green80.8%
Blue29.4%

CMYK percentages

Cyan16.5%
Magenta0.0%
Yellow63.6%
Key (black)19.2%

Color previews

#acce4b text on a black background

contrast 11.68:1

Card sample

#acce4b text on a white background

contrast 1.80:1

Card sample

CSS3 live lab

Text font color

The quick brown fox

color: #acce4b;
Background color
Panel with #acce4b background
background-color: #acce4b;
Text shadow — hex

Glowing headline

text-shadow: 2px 2px 8px #acce4b;
Text shadow — RGB

Soft neon halo

text-shadow: 0 0 14px rgba(172, 206, 75, 0.45);
Div box shadow
Elevated card
box-shadow: 0 12px 32px -8px rgba(172, 206, 75, 0.45);
Border & gradient
Gradient panel
border: 3px solid #acce4b;
background: linear-gradient(135deg, #acce4b, #55CE4B);

Monochromatic scale

Palettes built from #acce4b

Shades — darker

Tints — lighter

Color harmonies

Nearest named colors

Ranked with CIEDE2000 across all 139 CSS keywords. Under ΔE 2 the eye stops telling them apart; over ΔE 10 they are plainly different colors.

#acce4b in the real world

Where a color in this family tends to land, and the interface roles it is usually asked to play.

Industries
SustainabilityFinanceHealth and wellnessAgriculture
Common UI roles
ButtonsLinksFocus statesCharts
Print note

Converts to four-color process without much drama. Proof it anyway.

#acce4b, answered

What color is #acce4b?

#acce4b is a balanced vivid green, closest to Yellow Green (ΔE2000 3.2). It sits at 76° on the hue wheel with 57% saturation and 55% lightness, which reads as warm.

What is the RGB value of #acce4b?

rgb(172, 206, 75) — 172 red, 206 green and 75 blue out of 255, or 67.5% / 80.8% / 29.4% by channel.

Is #acce4b a light or a dark color?

It is a light color. Relative luminance is 0.5342 and perceived brightness is 73%, so black text on it reaches 11.68:1.

Should I use black or white text on #acce4b?

Black. It scores 11.68:1 against #acce4b, versus 1.80:1 for white — AAA at any size.

What is the complementary color of #acce4b?

#6D4BCE sits directly opposite on the wheel. Softer options are the split-complements #4B6ACE and #AF4BCE, which give the same contrast with far less vibration.

What colors go well with #acce4b?

For interface work: #F9FAF4 as the surface, #E1EDC0 for borders, #869B4B for secondary text, #4846D3 as an accent and #51641B for hover and pressed states. For a palette, the analogous pair #CEAF4B and #6ACE4B stays calm, while #6D4BCE is the loudest partner.

What is #acce4b in CMYK for printing?

cmyk(17%, 0%, 64%, 19%). This is a screen-to-ink approximation — ask your printer for a proof before committing to a run.

Is #acce4b warm or cool?

Warm — it scores 38 on a scale where 0 is the warmest orange and 100 the coolest azure. Nudged warmer it becomes #CEC04B; nudged cooler, #7BD049.

Work with #acce4b in the Color Lab