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#ACE59F Color

#ACE59F is rgb(172, 229, 159) in RGB, hsl(109, 57%, 76%) in HSL, and about cmyk(25%, 0%, 31%, 10%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Granny Smith Apple (#A8E4A0), below the threshold most people can see at ΔE 1.54. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#ACE59F
HEX#ACE59F
RGBrgb(172, 229, 159)
HSLhsl(109, 57%, 76%)
HSVhsv(109, 31%, 90%)
CMYKcmyk(25%, 0%, 31%, 10%)
OKLCHoklch(86.5% 0.111 139.8)
LABlab(85.73% -28.60 28.13)
LCHlch(85.73% 40.12 135.47)

What #ACE59F 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 #ACE59F, 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.

#ACE59F Channel Values

How #ACE59F 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 229 · B 1598-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 109° · S 57% · L 76%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 109° · S 31% · V 90%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 25% · M 0% · Y 31% · K 10%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.45:1 vs white · 14.46:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #ACE59F 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 text1.45:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text14.46:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #ACE59F

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #ACE59F; 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 #ACE59F

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 #ACE59F.

How #ACE59F 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#ACE59F
Protanopia#DDDD9F
Protanomaly#CBE09F
Deuteranopia#D4D4A1
Deuteranomaly#C6DBA0
Tritanopia#B6DEDE
Tritanomaly#B2E1C8
Achromatopsia#D6D6D6

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #ACE59F in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-ace59f: #ACE59F;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #ACE59F;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-ace59f': '#ACE59F' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.675, green: 0.898, blue: 0.624)
Android XML<color name="color_ace59f">#ACE59F</color>
SVG fillfill="#ACE59F"

More Green Colors

#ACE59F sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#ACE59F Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #ACE59F?

#ACE59F is a light green — rgb(172, 229, 159) in RGB and hsl(109, 57%, 76%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Granny Smith Apple (#A8E4A0), which is below the threshold most people can see at a CIE76 distance of 1.54.

What is the RGB value of #ACE59F?

#ACE59F is rgb(172, 229, 159) — red 172, green 229, and blue 159 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #ACE59F?

#ACE59F converts to approximately cmyk(25%, 0%, 31%, 10%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #ACE59F be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #ACE59F scores 1.45:1 against white and 14.46:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #ACE59F as a CSS color keyword?

No. #ACE59F 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 16.64, which is visibly different.

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