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#ACD77F Color

#ACD77F is rgb(172, 215, 127) in RGB, hsl(89, 52%, 67%) in HSL, and about cmyk(20%, 0%, 41%, 16%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Pistachio (#93C572), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 7.67. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#ACD77F
HEX#ACD77F
RGBrgb(172, 215, 127)
HSLhsl(89, 52%, 67%)
HSVhsv(89, 41%, 84%)
CMYKcmyk(20%, 0%, 41%, 16%)
OKLCHoklch(82.8% 0.124 130)
LABlab(81.39% -25.75 38.55)
LCHlch(81.39% 46.36 123.73)

What #ACD77F 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 #ACD77F, 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.

#ACD77F Channel Values

How #ACD77F 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 215 · B 1278-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 89° · S 52% · L 67%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 89° · S 41% · V 84%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 20% · M 0% · Y 41% · K 16%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.64:1 vs white · 12.78:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #ACD77F 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 text1.64:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text12.78:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #ACD77F

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #ACD77F; 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 #ACD77F

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 #ACD77F.

How #ACD77F 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#ACD77F
Protanopia#D0D07F
Protanomaly#C3D37F
Deuteranopia#CACA81
Deuteranomaly#BFCF80
Tritanopia#B7CFCF
Tritanomaly#B3D2B4
Achromatopsia#CACACA

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #ACD77F in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-acd77f: #ACD77F;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #ACD77F;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-acd77f': '#ACD77F' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.675, green: 0.843, blue: 0.498)
Android XML<color name="color_acd77f">#ACD77F</color>
SVG fillfill="#ACD77F"

More Green Colors

#ACD77F sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#ACD77F Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #ACD77F?

#ACD77F is a light green — rgb(172, 215, 127) in RGB and hsl(89, 52%, 67%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Pistachio (#93C572), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 7.67.

What is the RGB value of #ACD77F?

#ACD77F is rgb(172, 215, 127) — red 172, green 215, and blue 127 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #ACD77F?

#ACD77F converts to approximately cmyk(20%, 0%, 41%, 16%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #ACD77F be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #ACD77F scores 1.64:1 against white and 12.78:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #ACD77F as a CSS color keyword?

No. #ACD77F 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 lightgreen (#90EE90) at a CIE76 distance of 18.17, which is visibly different.

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