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#ACF23A Color

#ACF23A is rgb(172, 242, 58) in RGB, hsl(83, 88%, 59%) in HSL, and about cmyk(29%, 0%, 76%, 5%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Green Lizard (#A7F432), very hard to tell apart at ΔE 3.62. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#ACF23A
HEX#ACF23A
RGBrgb(172, 242, 58)
HSLhsl(83, 88%, 59%)
HSVhsv(83, 76%, 95%)
CMYKcmyk(29%, 0%, 76%, 5%)
OKLCHoklch(88.3% 0.214 128.8)
LABlab(88.49% -41.35 74.35)
LCHlch(88.49% 85.08 119.08)

What #ACF23A 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 #ACF23A, 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.

#ACF23A Channel Values

How #ACF23A 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 242 · B 588-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 83° · S 88% · L 59%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 83° · S 76% · V 95%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 29% · M 0% · Y 76% · K 5%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.35:1 vs white · 15.52:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #ACF23A 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 text1.35:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text15.52:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #ACF23A

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #ACF23A; 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 #ACF23A

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 #ACF23A.

How #ACF23A 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#ACF23A
Protanopia#E8E83C
Protanomaly#D3EC3B
Deuteranopia#DEDE43
Deuteranomaly#CCE63F
Tritanopia#BFE5E5
Tritanomaly#B8EAB9
Achromatopsia#DDDDDD

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #ACF23A in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-acf23a: #ACF23A;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #ACF23A;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-acf23a': '#ACF23A' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.675, green: 0.949, blue: 0.227)
Android XML<color name="color_acf23a">#ACF23A</color>
SVG fillfill="#ACF23A"

More Green Colors

#ACF23A sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#ACF23A Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #ACF23A?

#ACF23A is a mid-tone green — rgb(172, 242, 58) in RGB and hsl(83, 88%, 59%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Green Lizard (#A7F432), which is very hard to tell apart at a CIE76 distance of 3.62.

What is the RGB value of #ACF23A?

#ACF23A is rgb(172, 242, 58) — red 172, green 242, and blue 58 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #ACF23A?

#ACF23A converts to approximately cmyk(29%, 0%, 76%, 5%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #ACF23A be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #ACF23A scores 1.35:1 against white and 15.52:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #ACF23A as a CSS color keyword?

No. #ACF23A 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 8.75, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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