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#ACEC74 Color

#ACEC74 is rgb(172, 236, 116) in RGB, hsl(92, 76%, 69%) in HSL, and about cmyk(27%, 0%, 51%, 7%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Inchworm (#B2EC5D), visibly different at ΔE 10.28. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#ACEC74
HEX#ACEC74
RGBrgb(172, 236, 116)
HSLhsl(92, 76%, 69%)
HSVhsv(92, 51%, 93%)
CMYKcmyk(27%, 0%, 51%, 7%)
OKLCHoklch(87.4% 0.165 132.1)
LABlab(87.18% -35.69 50.77)
LCHlch(87.18% 62.06 125.11)

What #ACEC74 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 #ACEC74, 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.

#ACEC74 Channel Values

How #ACEC74 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 236 · B 1168-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 92° · S 76% · L 69%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 92° · S 51% · V 93%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 27% · M 0% · Y 51% · K 7%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.4:1 vs white · 15:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #ACEC74 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 text1.4:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text15:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #ACEC74 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #ACEC74

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #ACEC74; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
Complementary
Analogous
Analogous
Triadic
Triadic
Split comp.
Split comp.

Tints & Shades of #ACEC74

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 #ACEC74.

How #ACEC74 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#ACEC74
Protanopia#E3E375
Protanomaly#CFE674
Deuteranopia#DADA78
Deuteranomaly#C9E176
Tritanopia#BBE1E1
Tritanomaly#B5E6BF
Achromatopsia#DADADA

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #ACEC74 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-acec74: #ACEC74;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #ACEC74;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-acec74': '#ACEC74' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.675, green: 0.925, blue: 0.455)
Android XML<color name="color_acec74">#ACEC74</color>
SVG fillfill="#ACEC74"

More Green Colors

#ACEC74 sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#ACEC74 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #ACEC74?

#ACEC74 is a light green — rgb(172, 236, 116) in RGB and hsl(92, 76%, 69%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Inchworm (#B2EC5D), which is visibly different at a CIE76 distance of 10.28.

What is the RGB value of #ACEC74?

#ACEC74 is rgb(172, 236, 116) — red 172, green 236, and blue 116 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #ACEC74?

#ACEC74 converts to approximately cmyk(27%, 0%, 51%, 7%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #ACEC74 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #ACEC74 scores 1.4:1 against white and 15:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #ACEC74 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #ACEC74 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 16.14, which is visibly different.

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