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#accf93

a light, soft green · neutral · closest name: Dark Sea Green

RGB
172, 207, 147
HSL
95°, 39%, 69%
CMYK
17, 0, 29, 19
Luminance
0.5550

At a glance

Every number on this page in one read: what #accf93 is made of, how bright it looks, and which way it leans.

Hex
#accf93
Hue
95°
green
Saturation
39%
soft
Lightness
69%
light
Brightness
81%
HSV value
Perceived
75%
weighted brightness
Luminance
0.5550
WCAG relative
Temperature
Neutral
52/100 cool
Color family
Green
Tone
Soft
Best ink
Black
12.10:1
Closest name
Dark Sea Green
ΔE2000 6.9
Where it sits
Hue95° of 360°
Saturation39%
Lightness69%
Temperature
Warm ← → Cool52% cool

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

Every format

HEX#accf93
RGBrgb(172, 207, 147)
HSLhsl(95, 39%, 69%)
CMYKcmyk(17%, 0%, 29%, 19%)
LABlab(79.3 -22.4 26.1)
LCHlch(79.3 34.4 130.6)
OKLCHoklch(0.814 0.089 132.7)
Decimal11325331
Display P3color(display-p3 0.675 0.812 0.576)

Copy-ready code

/* CSS */
color: #accf93;
background-color: #accf93;
/* Tailwind (arbitrary) */
class="text-[#accf93] bg-[#accf93]"
/* SCSS */
$brand: #accf93;
/* SwiftUI */
Color(red: 0.675, green: 0.812, blue: 0.576)
/* Android */
Color.parseColor("#accf93")
/* Flutter */
Color(0xFFACCF93)
/* Python / OpenCV (BGR) */
(147, 207, 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 #accf93 · 12.10:1
Use #000000AAA at every size.
Aa
White text · 1.74:1
AA fail · AA large fail · AAA fail
Aa
Black text · 12.10:1 · recommended
AA pass · AA large pass · AAA pass
Reading the other direction: #accf93 as text scores 1.74:1 on white and 12.10:1 on black.

Accessibility — WCAG contrast

Aa
#accf93 on white: 1.74:1
AA ✗ fail · AA-large · AAA
Aa
#accf93 on black: 12.10:1
AA ✓ pass · AA-large · AAA
true color
protanopia · #D4C68F
deuteranopia · #CFC496
tritanopia · #ADCABF

Color scale — 50 to 950

A Tailwind-shaped ramp built around this exact hex. #accf93 is pinned to step 400; the rest hold its hue and let saturation ease off at the extremes so the pale end never turns neon.

#F7FAF5
#EFF4EB
#DCE9D3
#C3DCB1
#accf93
#88BA64
#73AA4B
#5F8D3F
#4C7132
#3A5328
#243419
Base = 400Lightest = 50 · #F7FAF5Darkest = 950 · #243419
:root {
  --brand-50: #F7FAF5;
  --brand-100: #EFF4EB;
  --brand-200: #DCE9D3;
  --brand-300: #C3DCB1;
  --brand-400: #accf93;
  --brand-500: #88BA64;
  --brand-600: #73AA4B;
  --brand-700: #5F8D3F;
  --brand-800: #4C7132;
  --brand-900: #3A5328;
  --brand-950: #243419;
  --brand: #accf93;
  --brand-ink: #000000;
}

Colors that work with #accf93

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#F7FAF4
Tinted page background
Border#D4E6C6
Hairlines and dividers
Muted text#6C9B4B
Captions on the surface
Accent#583B91
Second voice, not a rival
Dark variant#3C5827
Hover, pressed, headers
Light variant#F1F7ED
Selected rows, tints
Dark surface#1B2414
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 #accf93

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

Works well for
  • Text and icons on dark surfaces
  • Charts, tags and secondary surfaces
  • Card and section backgrounds
  • Brand accents, badges and data highlights
Use with care
  • Text of any size on white — fails WCAG AA
  • White text placed on it
  • 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#B693CF
Analogous left#CACF93
Analogous right#93CF98
Split-complement 1#9893CF
Split-complement 2#CF93CA
Triadic 1#93ACCF
Triadic 2#CF93AC
Tetradic#93CACF

RGB percentages

Red67.5%
Green81.2%
Blue57.6%

CMYK percentages

Cyan16.9%
Magenta0.0%
Yellow29.0%
Key (black)18.8%

Color previews

#accf93 text on a black background

contrast 12.10:1

Card sample

#accf93 text on a white background

contrast 1.74:1

Card sample

CSS3 live lab

Text font color

The quick brown fox

color: #accf93;
Background color
Panel with #accf93 background
background-color: #accf93;
Text shadow — hex

Glowing headline

text-shadow: 2px 2px 8px #accf93;
Text shadow — RGB

Soft neon halo

text-shadow: 0 0 14px rgba(172, 207, 147, 0.45);
Div box shadow
Elevated card
box-shadow: 0 12px 32px -8px rgba(172, 207, 147, 0.45);
Border & gradient
Gradient panel
border: 3px solid #accf93;
background: linear-gradient(135deg, #accf93, #93CFA2);

Monochromatic scale

Palettes built from #accf93

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.

#accf93 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
SurfacesBadgesHighlightsEmpty states
Print note

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

#accf93, answered

What color is #accf93?

#accf93 is a light soft green, closest to Dark Sea Green (ΔE2000 6.9). It sits at 95° on the hue wheel with 39% saturation and 69% lightness, which reads as neutral.

What is the RGB value of #accf93?

rgb(172, 207, 147) — 172 red, 207 green and 147 blue out of 255, or 67.5% / 81.2% / 57.6% by channel.

Is #accf93 a light or a dark color?

It is a light color. Relative luminance is 0.5550 and perceived brightness is 75%, so black text on it reaches 12.10:1.

Should I use black or white text on #accf93?

Black. It scores 12.10:1 against #accf93, versus 1.74:1 for white — AAA at any size.

What is the complementary color of #accf93?

#B693CF sits directly opposite on the wheel. Softer options are the split-complements #9893CF and #CF93CA, which give the same contrast with far less vibration.

What colors go well with #accf93?

For interface work: #F7FAF4 as the surface, #D4E6C6 for borders, #6C9B4B for secondary text, #583B91 as an accent and #3C5827 for hover and pressed states. For a palette, the analogous pair #CACF93 and #93CF98 stays calm, while #B693CF is the loudest partner.

What is #accf93 in CMYK for printing?

cmyk(17%, 0%, 29%, 19%). This is a screen-to-ink approximation — ask your printer for a proof before committing to a run.

Is #accf93 warm or cool?

Neutral — it scores 52 on a scale where 0 is the warmest orange and 100 the coolest azure. Nudged warmer it becomes #C2CF93; nudged cooler, #95D191.

Work with #accf93 in the Color Lab