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#ACCEAB Color

#ACCEAB is rgb(172, 206, 171) in RGB, hsl(118, 26%, 74%) in HSL, and about cmyk(17%, 0%, 17%, 19%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Eton Blue (#96C8A2), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 6.83. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#ACCEAB
HEX#ACCEAB
RGBrgb(172, 206, 171)
HSLhsl(118, 26%, 74%)
HSVhsv(118, 17%, 81%)
CMYKcmyk(17%, 0%, 17%, 19%)
OKLCHoklch(81.7% 0.061 144.3)
LABlab(79.55% -16.75 13.55)
LCHlch(79.55% 21.54 141.01)

What #ACCEAB 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 #ACCEAB, 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.

#ACCEAB Channel Values

How #ACCEAB 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 206 · B 1718-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 118° · S 26% · L 74%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 118° · S 17% · V 81%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 17% · M 0% · Y 17% · K 19%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.73:1 vs white · 12.17:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #ACCEAB 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 text1.73:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text12.17:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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

Colors That Go With #ACCEAB

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

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 #ACCEAB.

How #ACCEAB 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#ACCEAB
Protanopia#C9C9AB
Protanomaly#BECBAB
Deuteranopia#C4C4AC
Deuteranomaly#BBC8AC
Tritanopia#B1CACA
Tritanomaly#AFCCBE
Achromatopsia#C5C5C5

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #ACCEAB in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-acceab: #ACCEAB;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #ACCEAB;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-acceab': '#ACCEAB' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.675, green: 0.808, blue: 0.671)
Android XML<color name="color_acceab">#ACCEAB</color>
SVG fillfill="#ACCEAB"

More Green Colors

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

#ACCEAB Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #ACCEAB?

#ACCEAB is a light green — rgb(172, 206, 171) in RGB and hsl(118, 26%, 74%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Eton Blue (#96C8A2), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 6.83.

What is the RGB value of #ACCEAB?

#ACCEAB is rgb(172, 206, 171) — red 172, green 206, and blue 171 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #ACCEAB?

#ACCEAB converts to approximately cmyk(17%, 0%, 17%, 19%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #ACCEAB be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #ACCEAB scores 1.73:1 against white and 12.17:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #ACCEAB as a CSS color keyword?

No. #ACCEAB 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 10.16, which is visibly different.

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