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#ACD41C Color

#ACD41C is rgb(172, 212, 28) in RGB, hsl(73, 77%, 47%) in HSL, and about cmyk(19%, 0%, 87%, 17%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Vivid Lime Green (#A6D608), very hard to tell apart at ΔE 4.26. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#ACD41C
HEX#ACD41C
RGBrgb(172, 212, 28)
HSLhsl(73, 77%, 47%)
HSVhsv(73, 87%, 83%)
CMYKcmyk(19%, 0%, 87%, 17%)
OKLCHoklch(81.2% 0.192 122.6)
LABlab(79.87% -29.72 74.20)
LCHlch(79.87% 79.93 111.83)

What #ACD41C 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 #ACD41C, 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.

#ACD41C Channel Values

How #ACD41C 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 212 · B 288-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 73° · S 77% · L 47%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 73° · S 87% · V 83%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 19% · M 0% · Y 87% · K 17%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.72:1 vs white · 12.19:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #ACD41C 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 text1.72:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text12.19:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #ACD41C in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #ACD41C

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #ACD41C; 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 #ACD41C

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 #ACD41C.

How #ACD41C 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#ACD41C
Protanopia#CECE1E
Protanomaly#C1D01D
Deuteranopia#C8C825
Deuteranomaly#BDCD22
Tritanopia#BBC8C8
Tritanomaly#B5CDA0
Achromatopsia#C5C5C5

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #ACD41C in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-acd41c: #ACD41C;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #ACD41C;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-acd41c': '#ACD41C' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.675, green: 0.831, blue: 0.110)
Android XML<color name="color_acd41c">#ACD41C</color>
SVG fillfill="#ACD41C"

More Green Colors

#ACD41C sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#ACD41C Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #ACD41C?

#ACD41C is a mid-tone green — rgb(172, 212, 28) in RGB and hsl(73, 77%, 47%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Vivid Lime Green (#A6D608), which is very hard to tell apart at a CIE76 distance of 4.26.

What is the RGB value of #ACD41C?

#ACD41C is rgb(172, 212, 28) — red 172, green 212, and blue 28 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #ACD41C?

#ACD41C converts to approximately cmyk(19%, 0%, 87%, 17%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #ACD41C be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #ACD41C scores 1.72:1 against white and 12.19:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #ACD41C as a CSS color keyword?

No. #ACD41C 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 9.72, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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