#ACC318 Color

#ACC318 is rgb(172, 195, 24) in RGB, hsl(68, 78%, 43%) in HSL, and about cmyk(12%, 0%, 88%, 24%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Acid Green (#B0BF1A), very hard to tell apart at ΔE 3.72. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#ACC318

HEX#ACC318

RGBrgb(172, 195, 24)

HSLhsl(68, 78%, 43%)

HSVhsv(68, 88%, 76%)

CMYKcmyk(12%, 0%, 88%, 24%)

OKLCHoklch(77.3% 0.175 118.1)

LABlab(75.05% -22.25 71.14)

LCHlch(75.05% 74.54 107.37)

What #ACC318 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 #ACC318, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Acid Green#B0BF1AΔE 3.72 Limerick#9DC209ΔE 6.02 Yellow Green#9ACD32ΔE 12.28 Pear#D1E231ΔE 12.56 Vivid Lime Green#A6D608ΔE 13.21 Citron#9FA91FΔE 13.85

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

#ACC318 Channel Values

How #ACC318 breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

Model	Channels	Notes
RGB	R 172 · G 195 · B 24	8-bit channels as sent to the display
HSL	H 68° · S 78% · L 43%	Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSV	H 68° · S 88% · V 76%	Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYK	C 12% · M 0% · Y 88% · K 24%	Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance	1.99:1 vs white · 10.57:1 vs black	WCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #ACC318 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 text1.99:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

TextBlack text10.57:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #ACC318

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #ACC318; 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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Analogous

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Triadic

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Split comp.

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Tints & Shades of #ACC318

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.

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Shades

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How #ACC318 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#ACC318

Protanopia#BFBF19

Protanomaly#B8C119

Deuteranopia#BCBC1E

Deuteranomaly#B6BF1C

Tritanopia#B8B8B8

Tritanomaly#B3BC93

Achromatopsia#B8B8B8

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Using #ACC318 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-acc318: #ACC318;

CSS backgroundbackground-color: #ACC318;

Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-acc318': '#ACC318' }

SwiftUIColor(red: 0.675, green: 0.765, blue: 0.094)

Android XML<color name="color_acc318">#ACC318</color>

SVG fillfill="#ACC318"

More Green Colors

#ACC318 sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

000200 fdfff5 001f00 f7fee7 002400 f7fbf5 002c22 f5fffa 002e00 f5fff5 003300 f0fff0 008000 00db87 0d542b 20483f 33cc66 46c399 5ea500 728639 91e0b7 a3f5d8 bcd7bc d1ffed

#ACC318 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #ACC318?

#ACC318 is a mid-tone green — rgb(172, 195, 24) in RGB and hsl(68, 78%, 43%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Acid Green (#B0BF1A), which is very hard to tell apart at a CIE76 distance of 3.72.

What is the RGB value of #ACC318?

#ACC318 is rgb(172, 195, 24) — red 172, green 195, and blue 24 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #ACC318?

#ACC318 converts to approximately cmyk(12%, 0%, 88%, 24%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #ACC318 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #ACC318 scores 1.99:1 against white and 10.57:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #ACC318 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #ACC318 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 yellowgreen (#9ACD32) at a CIE76 distance of 12.28, which is visibly different.

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