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#AACE73 Color

#AACE73 is rgb(170, 206, 115) in RGB, hsl(84, 48%, 63%) in HSL, and about cmyk(17%, 0%, 44%, 19%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Pistachio (#93C572), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 7.84. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#AACE73
HEX#AACE73
RGBrgb(170, 206, 115)
HSLhsl(84, 48%, 63%)
HSVhsv(84, 44%, 81%)
CMYKcmyk(17%, 0%, 44%, 19%)
OKLCHoklch(80.5% 0.125 126.7)
LABlab(78.60% -23.53 40.95)
LCHlch(78.60% 47.23 119.88)

What #AACE73 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 #AACE73, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Pistachio#93C572ΔE 7.84Yellow-green (Crayola)#C5E384ΔE 8.35Middle Green Yellow#ACBF60ΔE 8.56Medium Spring Bud#C9DC87ΔE 9.59Olivine#9AB973ΔE 11.99Bud Green#7BB661ΔE 13.68

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

#AACE73 Channel Values

How #AACE73 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 170 · G 206 · B 1158-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 84° · S 48% · L 63%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 84° · S 44% · V 81%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 17% · M 0% · Y 44% · K 19%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.78:1 vs white · 11.79:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #AACE73 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 text1.78:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text11.79:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #AACE73 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #AACE73

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #AACE73; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#AACE73
Complementary
#9873CE
Analogous
#CEC573
Analogous
#7CCE73
Triadic
#73AACE
Triadic
#CE73AA
Split comp.
#737CCE
Split comp.
#C573CE

Tints & Shades of #AACE73

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

#B5D586
#C1DB99
#CCE2AC
#D8E8BF
#E3EFD2
#EFF6E5

Shades

#97C355
#81AE3D
#6A8F32
#516D26
#3B4F1C
#222D10

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #AACE73.

How #AACE73 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#AACE73
Protanopia#C8C873
Protanomaly#BDCB73
Deuteranopia#C3C375
Deuteranomaly#BAC874
Tritanopia#B4C5C5
Tritanomaly#B0C9AB
Achromatopsia#C2C2C2

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #AACE73 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-aace73: #AACE73;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #AACE73;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-aace73': '#AACE73' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.667, green: 0.808, blue: 0.451)
Android XML<color name="color_aace73">#AACE73</color>
SVG fillfill="#AACE73"

More Green Colors

#AACE73 sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#AACE73 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #AACE73?

#AACE73 is a light green — rgb(170, 206, 115) in RGB and hsl(84, 48%, 63%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Pistachio (#93C572), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 7.84.

What is the RGB value of #AACE73?

#AACE73 is rgb(170, 206, 115) — red 170, green 206, and blue 115 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #AACE73?

#AACE73 converts to approximately cmyk(17%, 0%, 44%, 19%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #AACE73 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #AACE73 scores 1.78:1 against white and 11.79:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #AACE73 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #AACE73 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 darkkhaki (#BDB76B) at a CIE76 distance of 18.46, which is visibly different.

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