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#ACFA2E Color

#ACFA2E is rgb(172, 250, 46) in RGB, hsl(83, 95%, 58%) in HSL, and about cmyk(31%, 0%, 82%, 2%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Green Yellow (#ADFF2F), very hard to tell apart at ΔE 2.39. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#ACFA2E
HEX#ACFA2E
RGBrgb(172, 250, 46)
HSLhsl(83, 95%, 58%)
HSVhsv(83, 82%, 98%)
CMYKcmyk(31%, 0%, 82%, 2%)
OKLCHoklch(90.1% 0.229 129.6)
LABlab(90.72% -44.86 79.40)
LCHlch(90.72% 91.19 119.47)

What #ACFA2E 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 #ACFA2E, 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.

#ACFA2E Channel Values

How #ACFA2E 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 250 · B 468-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 83° · S 95% · L 58%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 83° · S 82% · V 98%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 31% · M 0% · Y 82% · K 2%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.28:1 vs white · 16.47:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #ACFA2E 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 text1.28:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text16.47:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #ACFA2E in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #ACFA2E

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #ACFA2E; 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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Triadic
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Tints & Shades of #ACFA2E

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 #ACFA2E.

How #ACFA2E 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#ACFA2E
Protanopia#EFEF30
Protanomaly#D7F32F
Deuteranopia#E4E43A
Deuteranomaly#D0ED36
Tritanopia#C1ECEC
Tritanomaly#B9F2BE
Achromatopsia#E4E4E4

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #ACFA2E in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-acfa2e: #ACFA2E;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #ACFA2E;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-acfa2e': '#ACFA2E' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.675, green: 0.980, blue: 0.180)
Android XML<color name="color_acfa2e">#ACFA2E</color>
SVG fillfill="#ACFA2E"

More Green Colors

#ACFA2E sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#ACFA2E Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #ACFA2E?

#ACFA2E is a mid-tone green — rgb(172, 250, 46) in RGB and hsl(83, 95%, 58%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Green Yellow (#ADFF2F), which is very hard to tell apart at a CIE76 distance of 2.39.

What is the RGB value of #ACFA2E?

#ACFA2E is rgb(172, 250, 46) — red 172, green 250, and blue 46 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #ACFA2E?

#ACFA2E converts to approximately cmyk(31%, 0%, 82%, 2%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #ACFA2E be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #ACFA2E scores 1.28:1 against white and 16.47:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #ACFA2E as a CSS color keyword?

No. #ACFA2E 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 2.39, which is very hard to tell apart.

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