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#ACE811 Color

#ACE811 is rgb(172, 232, 17) in RGB, hsl(77, 86%, 49%) in HSL, and about cmyk(26%, 0%, 93%, 9%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Green Lizard (#A7F432), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 7.61. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#ACE811
HEX#ACE811
RGBrgb(172, 232, 17)
HSLhsl(77, 86%, 49%)
HSVhsv(77, 93%, 91%)
CMYKcmyk(26%, 0%, 93%, 9%)
OKLCHoklch(85.8% 0.217 126.4)
LABlab(85.54% -38.25 80.18)
LCHlch(85.54% 88.84 115.50)

What #ACE811 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 #ACE811, 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.

#ACE811 Channel Values

How #ACE811 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 232 · B 178-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 77° · S 86% · L 49%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 77° · S 93% · V 91%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 26% · M 0% · Y 93% · K 9%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.47:1 vs white · 14.3:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #ACE811 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 text1.47:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text14.3:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #ACE811

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #ACE811; 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 #ACE811

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 #ACE811.

How #ACE811 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#ACE811
Protanopia#DFDF15
Protanomaly#CDE313
Deuteranopia#D7D723
Deuteranomaly#C7DE1D
Tritanopia#BEDBDB
Tritanomaly#B7E0AE
Achromatopsia#D5D5D5

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #ACE811 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-ace811: #ACE811;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #ACE811;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-ace811': '#ACE811' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.675, green: 0.910, blue: 0.067)
Android XML<color name="color_ace811">#ACE811</color>
SVG fillfill="#ACE811"

More Green Colors

#ACE811 sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#ACE811 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #ACE811?

#ACE811 is a mid-tone green — rgb(172, 232, 17) in RGB and hsl(77, 86%, 49%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Green Lizard (#A7F432), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 7.61.

What is the RGB value of #ACE811?

#ACE811 is rgb(172, 232, 17) — red 172, green 232, and blue 17 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #ACE811?

#ACE811 converts to approximately cmyk(26%, 0%, 93%, 9%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #ACE811 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #ACE811 scores 1.47:1 against white and 14.3:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #ACE811 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #ACE811 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 greenyellow (#ADFF2F) at a CIE76 distance of 10.54, which is visibly different.

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