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#acfdb2

a light, electric green · cool · closest name: Pale Green

RGB
172, 253, 178
HSL
124°, 95%, 83%
CMYK
32, 0, 30, 1
Luminance
0.8224

At a glance

Every number on this page in one read: what #acfdb2 is made of, how bright it looks, and which way it leans.

Hex
#acfdb2
Hue
124°
green
Saturation
95%
electric
Lightness
83%
light
Brightness
99%
HSV value
Perceived
88%
weighted brightness
Luminance
0.8224
WCAG relative
Temperature
Cool
64/100 cool
Color family
Green
Tone
Electric
Best ink
Black
17.45:1
Closest name
Pale Green
ΔE2000 4.2
Where it sits
Hue124° of 360°
Saturation95%
Lightness83%
Temperature
Warm ← → Cool64% cool

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

Every format

HEX#acfdb2
RGBrgb(172, 253, 178)
HSLhsl(124, 95%, 83%)
CMYKcmyk(32%, 0%, 30%, 1%)
LABlab(92.7 -39.1 28.3)
LCHlch(92.7 48.3 144.1)
OKLCHoklch(0.923 0.128 146.2)
Decimal11337138
Display P3color(display-p3 0.675 0.992 0.698)

Copy-ready code

/* CSS */
color: #acfdb2;
background-color: #acfdb2;
/* Tailwind (arbitrary) */
class="text-[#acfdb2] bg-[#acfdb2]"
/* SCSS */
$brand: #acfdb2;
/* SwiftUI */
Color(red: 0.675, green: 0.992, blue: 0.698)
/* Android */
Color.parseColor("#acfdb2")
/* Flutter */
Color(0xFFACFDB2)
/* Python / OpenCV (BGR) */
(178, 253, 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 #acfdb2 · 17.45:1
Use #000000AAA at every size.
Aa
White text · 1.20:1
AA fail · AA large fail · AAA fail
Aa
Black text · 17.45:1 · recommended
AA pass · AA large pass · AAA pass
Reading the other direction: #acfdb2 as text scores 1.20:1 on white and 17.45:1 on black.

Accessibility — WCAG contrast

Aa
#acfdb2 on white: 1.20:1
AA ✗ fail · AA-large · AAA
Aa
#acfdb2 on black: 17.45:1
AA ✓ pass · AA-large · AAA
true color
protanopia · #FFEFAD
deuteranopia · #F3E7B6
tritanopia · #A2F9E9

Color scale — 50 to 950

A Tailwind-shaped ramp built around this exact hex. #acfdb2 is pinned to step 200; the rest hold its hue and let saturation ease off at the extremes so the pale end never turns neon.

#F1FDF2
#E4FCE6
#acfdb2
#91FC99
#5BFB66
#24FA34
#06EF17
#05C713
#049F0F
#08730F
#05480A
Base = 200Lightest = 50 · #F1FDF2Darkest = 950 · #05480A
:root {
  --brand-50: #F1FDF2;
  --brand-100: #E4FCE6;
  --brand-200: #acfdb2;
  --brand-300: #91FC99;
  --brand-400: #5BFB66;
  --brand-500: #24FA34;
  --brand-600: #06EF17;
  --brand-700: #05C713;
  --brand-800: #049F0F;
  --brand-900: #08730F;
  --brand-950: #05480A;
  --brand: #acfdb2;
  --brand-ink: #000000;
}

Colors that work with #acfdb2

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#F4FAF5
Tinted page background
Border#C0EDC3
Hairlines and dividers
Muted text#4B9B50
Captions on the surface
Accent#A800CC
Second voice, not a rival
Dark variant#037D0C
Hover, pressed, headers
Light variant#E6FEE8
Selected rows, tints
Dark surface#142415
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 #acfdb2

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
  • Card and section backgrounds
  • 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
  • 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#FDACF7
Analogous left#CEFDAC
Analogous right#ACFDDA
Split-complement 1#DAACFD
Split-complement 2#FDACCE
Triadic 1#B2ACFD
Triadic 2#FDB2AC
Tetradic#ACCEFD

RGB percentages

Red67.5%
Green99.2%
Blue69.8%

CMYK percentages

Cyan32.0%
Magenta0.0%
Yellow29.6%
Key (black)0.8%

Color previews

#acfdb2 text on a black background

contrast 17.45:1

Card sample

#acfdb2 text on a white background

contrast 1.20:1

Card sample

CSS3 live lab

Text font color

The quick brown fox

color: #acfdb2;
Background color
Panel with #acfdb2 background
background-color: #acfdb2;
Text shadow — hex

Glowing headline

text-shadow: 2px 2px 8px #acfdb2;
Text shadow — RGB

Soft neon halo

text-shadow: 0 0 14px rgba(172, 253, 178, 0.45);
Div box shadow
Elevated card
box-shadow: 0 12px 32px -8px rgba(172, 253, 178, 0.45);
Border & gradient
Gradient panel
border: 3px solid #acfdb2;
background: linear-gradient(135deg, #acfdb2, #ACFDE8);

Monochromatic scale

Palettes built from #acfdb2

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.

#acfdb2 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

Sits outside most CMYK gamuts — expect a duller press result, or specify a spot ink.

#acfdb2, answered

What color is #acfdb2?

#acfdb2 is a light electric green, closest to Pale Green (ΔE2000 4.2). It sits at 124° on the hue wheel with 95% saturation and 83% lightness, which reads as cool.

What is the RGB value of #acfdb2?

rgb(172, 253, 178) — 172 red, 253 green and 178 blue out of 255, or 67.5% / 99.2% / 69.8% by channel.

Is #acfdb2 a light or a dark color?

It is a light color. Relative luminance is 0.8224 and perceived brightness is 88%, so black text on it reaches 17.45:1.

Should I use black or white text on #acfdb2?

Black. It scores 17.45:1 against #acfdb2, versus 1.20:1 for white — AAA at any size.

What is the complementary color of #acfdb2?

#FDACF7 sits directly opposite on the wheel. Softer options are the split-complements #DAACFD and #FDACCE, which give the same contrast with far less vibration.

What colors go well with #acfdb2?

For interface work: #F4FAF5 as the surface, #C0EDC3 for borders, #4B9B50 for secondary text, #A800CC as an accent and #037D0C for hover and pressed states. For a palette, the analogous pair #CEFDAC and #ACFDDA stays calm, while #FDACF7 is the loudest partner.

What is #acfdb2 in CMYK for printing?

cmyk(32%, 0%, 30%, 1%). This is a screen-to-ink approximation — a color this saturated sits outside most CMYK gamuts and will print duller than it looks here.

Is #acfdb2 warm or cool?

Cool — it scores 64 on a scale where 0 is the warmest orange and 100 the coolest azure. Nudged warmer it becomes #C4FDAC; nudged cooler, #ABFECF.

Work with #acfdb2 in the Color Lab