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#ACC421 Color

#ACC421 is rgb(172, 196, 33) in RGB, hsl(69, 71%, 45%) in HSL, and about cmyk(12%, 0%, 83%, 23%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Acid Green (#B0BF1A), very hard to tell apart at ΔE 4.04. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#ACC421
HEX#ACC421
RGBrgb(172, 196, 33)
HSLhsl(69, 71%, 45%)
HSVhsv(69, 83%, 77%)
CMYKcmyk(12%, 0%, 83%, 23%)
OKLCHoklch(77.6% 0.173 118.5)
LABlab(75.35% -22.53 69.55)
LCHlch(75.35% 73.10 107.95)

What #ACC421 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 #ACC421, 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.

#ACC421 Channel Values

How #ACC421 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 196 · B 338-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 69° · S 71% · L 45%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 69° · S 83% · V 77%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 12% · M 0% · Y 83% · K 23%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.97:1 vs white · 10.67:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #ACC421 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 text1.97:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text10.67:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #ACC421 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #ACC421

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #ACC421; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
Complementary
Analogous
Analogous
Triadic
Triadic
Split comp.
Split comp.

Tints & Shades of #ACC421

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 #ACC421.

How #ACC421 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#ACC421
Protanopia#C0C022
Protanomaly#B8C221
Deuteranopia#BDBD26
Deuteranomaly#B6C024
Tritanopia#B8B9B9
Tritanomaly#B3BD94
Achromatopsia#B9B9B9

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #ACC421 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-acc421: #ACC421;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #ACC421;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-acc421': '#ACC421' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.675, green: 0.769, blue: 0.129)
Android XML<color name="color_acc421">#ACC421</color>
SVG fillfill="#ACC421"

More Green Colors

#ACC421 sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#ACC421 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #ACC421?

#ACC421 is a mid-tone green — rgb(172, 196, 33) in RGB and hsl(69, 71%, 45%) 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 4.04.

What is the RGB value of #ACC421?

#ACC421 is rgb(172, 196, 33) — red 172, green 196, and blue 33 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #ACC421?

#ACC421 converts to approximately cmyk(12%, 0%, 83%, 23%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #ACC421 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #ACC421 scores 1.97:1 against white and 10.67:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #ACC421 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #ACC421 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 11.36, which is visibly different.

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