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#ACBA87 Color

#ACBA87 is rgb(172, 186, 135) in RGB, hsl(76, 27%, 63%) in HSL, and about cmyk(8%, 0%, 27%, 27%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Sage (#9CAF88), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 7.78. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#ACBA87
HEX#ACBA87
RGBrgb(172, 186, 135)
HSLhsl(76, 27%, 63%)
HSVhsv(76, 27%, 73%)
CMYKcmyk(8%, 0%, 27%, 27%)
OKLCHoklch(76.5% 0.071 120.6)
LABlab(73.45% -11.51 24.25)
LCHlch(73.45% 26.84 115.39)

What #ACBA87 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 #ACBA87, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

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

#ACBA87 Channel Values

How #ACBA87 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 172 · G 186 · B 1358-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 76° · S 27% · L 63%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 76° · S 27% · V 73%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 8% · M 0% · Y 27% · K 27%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance2.07:1 vs white · 10.13:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #ACBA87 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 text2.07:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text10.13:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #ACBA87

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #ACBA87; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

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Tints & Shades of #ACBA87

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

Shades

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #ACBA87.

How #ACBA87 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#ACBA87
Protanopia#B8B887
Protanomaly#B3B987
Deuteranopia#B6B688
Deuteranomaly#B2B787
Tritanopia#B2B5B5
Tritanomaly#B0B7A4
Achromatopsia#B4B4B4

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #ACBA87 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-acba87: #ACBA87;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #ACBA87;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-acba87': '#ACBA87' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.675, green: 0.729, blue: 0.529)
Android XML<color name="color_acba87">#ACBA87</color>
SVG fillfill="#ACBA87"

More Green Colors

#ACBA87 sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#ACBA87 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #ACBA87?

#ACBA87 is a light green — rgb(172, 186, 135) in RGB and hsl(76, 27%, 63%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Sage (#9CAF88), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 7.78.

What is the RGB value of #ACBA87?

#ACBA87 is rgb(172, 186, 135) — red 172, green 186, and blue 135 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #ACBA87?

#ACBA87 converts to approximately cmyk(8%, 0%, 27%, 27%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #ACBA87 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #ACBA87 scores 2.07:1 against white and 10.13:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #ACBA87 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #ACBA87 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 darkseagreen (#8FBC8F) at a CIE76 distance of 12.55, which is visibly different.

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