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#ACCC85 Color

#ACCC85 is rgb(172, 204, 133) in RGB, hsl(87, 41%, 66%) in HSL, and about cmyk(16%, 0%, 35%, 20%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Olivine (#9AB973), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 6.84. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#ACCC85
HEX#ACCC85
RGBrgb(172, 204, 133)
HSLhsl(87, 41%, 66%)
HSVhsv(87, 35%, 80%)
CMYKcmyk(16%, 0%, 35%, 20%)
OKLCHoklch(80.4% 0.101 128.2)
LABlab(78.40% -20.20 31.75)
LCHlch(78.40% 37.64 122.46)

What #ACCC85 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 #ACCC85, 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.

#ACCC85 Channel Values

How #ACCC85 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 204 · B 1338-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 87° · S 41% · L 66%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 87° · S 35% · V 80%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 16% · M 0% · Y 35% · K 20%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.79:1 vs white · 11.73:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #ACCC85 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 text1.79:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text11.73:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #ACCC85

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #ACCC85; 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 #ACCC85

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

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #ACCC85.

How #ACCC85 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#ACCC85
Protanopia#C7C785
Protanomaly#BDC985
Deuteranopia#C2C286
Deuteranomaly#BAC686
Tritanopia#B5C5C5
Tritanomaly#B1C8AF
Achromatopsia#C2C2C2

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #ACCC85 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-accc85: #ACCC85;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #ACCC85;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-accc85': '#ACCC85' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.675, green: 0.800, blue: 0.522)
Android XML<color name="color_accc85">#ACCC85</color>
SVG fillfill="#ACCC85"

More Green Colors

#ACCC85 sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#ACCC85 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #ACCC85?

#ACCC85 is a light green — rgb(172, 204, 133) in RGB and hsl(87, 41%, 66%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Olivine (#9AB973), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 6.84.

What is the RGB value of #ACCC85?

#ACCC85 is rgb(172, 204, 133) — red 172, green 204, and blue 133 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #ACCC85?

#ACCC85 converts to approximately cmyk(16%, 0%, 35%, 20%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #ACCC85 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #ACCC85 scores 1.79:1 against white and 11.73:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #ACCC85 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #ACCC85 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 15.43, which is visibly different.

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