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#ACE09A Color

#ACE09A is rgb(172, 224, 154) in RGB, hsl(105, 53%, 74%) in HSL, and about cmyk(23%, 0%, 31%, 12%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Granny Smith Apple (#A8E4A0), very hard to tell apart at ΔE 3.18. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#ACE09A
HEX#ACE09A
RGBrgb(172, 224, 154)
HSLhsl(105, 53%, 74%)
HSVhsv(105, 31%, 88%)
CMYKcmyk(23%, 0%, 31%, 12%)
OKLCHoklch(85.3% 0.109 137.8)
LABlab(84.26% -26.97 28.73)
LCHlch(84.26% 39.41 133.19)

What #ACE09A 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 #ACE09A, 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.

#ACE09A Channel Values

How #ACE09A 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 224 · B 1548-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 105° · S 53% · L 74%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 105° · S 31% · V 88%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 23% · M 0% · Y 31% · K 12%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.51:1 vs white · 13.88:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #ACE09A 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 text1.51:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text13.88:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #ACE09A

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #ACE09A; 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 #ACE09A

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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Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #ACE09A.

How #ACE09A 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#ACE09A
Protanopia#D8D89A
Protanomaly#C8DB9A
Deuteranopia#D1D19C
Deuteranomaly#C3D79B
Tritanopia#B6D9D9
Tritanomaly#B2DCC3
Achromatopsia#D2D2D2

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #ACE09A in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-ace09a: #ACE09A;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #ACE09A;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-ace09a': '#ACE09A' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.675, green: 0.878, blue: 0.604)
Android XML<color name="color_ace09a">#ACE09A</color>
SVG fillfill="#ACE09A"

More Green Colors

#ACE09A sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#ACE09A Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #ACE09A?

#ACE09A is a light green — rgb(172, 224, 154) in RGB and hsl(105, 53%, 74%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Granny Smith Apple (#A8E4A0), which is very hard to tell apart at a CIE76 distance of 3.18.

What is the RGB value of #ACE09A?

#ACE09A is rgb(172, 224, 154) — red 172, green 224, and blue 154 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #ACE09A?

#ACE09A converts to approximately cmyk(23%, 0%, 31%, 12%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #ACE09A be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #ACE09A scores 1.51:1 against white and 13.88:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #ACE09A as a CSS color keyword?

No. #ACE09A 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 17.02, which is visibly different.

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