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#ACD08A Color

#ACD08A is rgb(172, 208, 138) in RGB, hsl(91, 43%, 68%) in HSL, and about cmyk(17%, 0%, 34%, 18%) 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 8.25. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#ACD08A
HEX#ACD08A
RGBrgb(172, 208, 138)
HSLhsl(91, 43%, 68%)
HSVhsv(91, 34%, 82%)
CMYKcmyk(17%, 0%, 34%, 18%)
OKLCHoklch(81.4% 0.101 130.5)
LABlab(79.58% -21.52 30.73)
LCHlch(79.58% 37.52 125.01)

What #ACD08A 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 #ACD08A, 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.

#ACD08A Channel Values

How #ACD08A 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 208 · B 1388-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 91° · S 43% · L 68%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 91° · S 34% · V 82%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 17% · M 0% · Y 34% · K 18%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.73:1 vs white · 12.14:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #ACD08A 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 text12.14:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #ACD08A in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #ACD08A

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #ACD08A; 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 #ACD08A

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 #ACD08A.

How #ACD08A 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#ACD08A
Protanopia#CACA8A
Protanomaly#BFCD8A
Deuteranopia#C5C58C
Deuteranomaly#BCCA8B
Tritanopia#B5C9C9
Tritanomaly#B1CCB3
Achromatopsia#C5C5C5

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #ACD08A in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-acd08a: #ACD08A;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #ACD08A;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-acd08a': '#ACD08A' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.675, green: 0.816, blue: 0.541)
Android XML<color name="color_acd08a">#ACD08A</color>
SVG fillfill="#ACD08A"

More Green Colors

#ACD08A sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#ACD08A Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #ACD08A?

#ACD08A is a light green — rgb(172, 208, 138) in RGB and hsl(91, 43%, 68%) 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 8.25.

What is the RGB value of #ACD08A?

#ACD08A is rgb(172, 208, 138) — red 172, green 208, and blue 138 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #ACD08A?

#ACD08A converts to approximately cmyk(17%, 0%, 34%, 18%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #ACD08A be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #ACD08A scores 1.73:1 against white and 12.14:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #ACD08A as a CSS color keyword?

No. #ACD08A 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 14.94, which is visibly different.

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