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#ACBC5C Color

#ACBC5C is rgb(172, 188, 92) in RGB, hsl(70, 42%, 55%) in HSL, and about cmyk(9%, 0%, 51%, 26%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Middle Green Yellow (#ACBF60), below the threshold most people can see at ΔE 1.68. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#ACBC5C
HEX#ACBC5C
RGBrgb(172, 188, 92)
HSLhsl(70, 42%, 55%)
HSVhsv(70, 51%, 74%)
CMYKcmyk(9%, 0%, 51%, 26%)
OKLCHoklch(76.2% 0.123 117.2)
LABlab(73.47% -16.22 45.96)
LCHlch(73.47% 48.74 109.44)

What #ACBC5C 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 #ACBC5C, 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.

#ACBC5C Channel Values

How #ACBC5C 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 188 · B 928-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 70° · S 42% · L 55%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 70° · S 51% · V 74%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 9% · M 0% · Y 51% · K 26%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance2.08:1 vs white · 10.1:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #ACBC5C 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 text2.08:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text10.1:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #ACBC5C in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #ACBC5C

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #ACBC5C; 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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Complementary
Analogous
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Triadic
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Split comp.
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Tints & Shades of #ACBC5C

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 #ACBC5C.

How #ACBC5C 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#ACBC5C
Protanopia#B9B95C
Protanomaly#B4BA5C
Deuteranopia#B7B75D
Deuteranomaly#B3B95D
Tritanopia#B5B3B3
Tritanomaly#B2B798
Achromatopsia#B4B4B4

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #ACBC5C in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-acbc5c: #ACBC5C;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #ACBC5C;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-acbc5c': '#ACBC5C' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.675, green: 0.737, blue: 0.361)
Android XML<color name="color_acbc5c">#ACBC5C</color>
SVG fillfill="#ACBC5C"

More Green Colors

#ACBC5C sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#ACBC5C Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #ACBC5C?

#ACBC5C is a mid-tone green — rgb(172, 188, 92) in RGB and hsl(70, 42%, 55%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Middle Green Yellow (#ACBF60), which is below the threshold most people can see at a CIE76 distance of 1.68.

What is the RGB value of #ACBC5C?

#ACBC5C is rgb(172, 188, 92) — red 172, green 188, and blue 92 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #ACBC5C?

#ACBC5C converts to approximately cmyk(9%, 0%, 51%, 26%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #ACBC5C be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #ACBC5C scores 2.08:1 against white and 10.1:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #ACBC5C as a CSS color keyword?

No. #ACBC5C 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 12.37, which is visibly different.

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