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#1AC78A Color

#1AC78A is rgb(26, 199, 138) in RGB, hsl(159, 77%, 44%) in HSL, and about cmyk(87%, 0%, 31%, 22%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Caribbean Green (#00CC99), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 5.89. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#1AC78A
HEX#1AC78A
RGBrgb(26, 199, 138)
HSLhsl(159, 77%, 44%)
HSVhsv(159, 87%, 78%)
CMYKcmyk(87%, 0%, 31%, 22%)
OKLCHoklch(73.5% 0.157 161.9)
LABlab(71.36% -53.19 18.65)
LCHlch(71.36% 56.36 160.68)

What #1AC78A Is Called

Most hex codes have no name: there are 16.7 million of them and a few thousand registered names. These are the named colors nearest to #1AC78A, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Caribbean Green#00CC99ΔE 5.89Eucalyptus#44D7A8ΔE 10.43Medium Sea Green#3CB371ΔE 10.75Green (Crayola)#1CAC78ΔE 11.14Mountain Meadow#30BA8FΔE 11.44Green Frog#00A86BΔE 11.46

Browse the full index of named colors A-Z or every green in the library.

#1AC78A Channel Values

How #1AC78A breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

ModelChannelsNotes
RGBR 26 · G 199 · B 1388-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 159° · S 77% · L 44%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 159° · S 87% · V 78%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 87% · M 0% · Y 31% · K 22%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance2.19:1 vs white · 9.58:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #1AC78A background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1. Contrast is one check, not a full accessibility review.

Fails AAWhite text2.19:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text9.58:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #1AC78A in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #1AC78A

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #1AC78A; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#1AC78A
Complementary
#C71A56
Analogous
#1AC734
Analogous
#1AADC7
Triadic
#8A1AC7
Triadic
#C78A1A
Split comp.
#C71AAD
Split comp.
#C7341A

Tints & Shades of #1AC78A

Lighter tints and darker shades built by moving the lightness channel while holding hue and saturation, which is what you want for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#26E3A1
#46E7AF
#6AECBE
#8EF0CE
#B2F5DE
#D2F9EB

Shades

#16AC77
#139568
#107A55
#0C5F42
#09442F
#062D1F

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #1AC78A.

How #1AC78A Looks with Color Vision Deficiency

Simulated with the Viénot, Brettel & Mollon LMS projection model. Anomalous types are rendered as partial versions of the matching dichromacy, which is an approximation rather than a per-person clinical model.

Typical#1AC78A
Protanopia#B7B78B
Protanomaly#92BE8A
Deuteranopia#A7A78E
Deuteranomaly#85B58C
Tritanopia#40C1C1
Tritanomaly#34C3AD
Achromatopsia#AFAFAF

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #1AC78A in Code

Copy-ready declarations for the places this color usually ends up.

CSS custom property--color-1ac78a: #1AC78A;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #1AC78A;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-1ac78a': '#1AC78A' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.102, green: 0.780, blue: 0.541)
Android XML<color name="color_1ac78a">#1AC78A</color>
SVG fillfill="#1AC78A"

More Green Colors

#1AC78A sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

000200fdfff5001f00f7fee7002400f7fbf5002c22f5fffa002e00f5fff5003300f0fff000800000db870d542b20483f33cc6646c3995ea50072863991e0b7a3f5d8bcd7bcd1ffed

#1AC78A Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #1AC78A?

#1AC78A is a mid-tone green — rgb(26, 199, 138) in RGB and hsl(159, 77%, 44%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Caribbean Green (#00CC99), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 5.89.

What is the RGB value of #1AC78A?

#1AC78A is rgb(26, 199, 138) — red 26, green 199, and blue 138 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #1AC78A?

#1AC78A converts to approximately cmyk(87%, 0%, 31%, 22%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #1AC78A be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #1AC78A scores 2.19:1 against white and 9.58:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #1AC78A as a CSS color keyword?

No. #1AC78A is not one of the CSS color keywords, so it has to be written as a hex, rgb() or hsl() value. The closest keyword is mediumseagreen (#3CB371) at a CIE76 distance of 10.75, which is visibly different.

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