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#ACFD72 Color

#ACFD72 is rgb(172, 253, 114) in RGB, hsl(95, 97%, 72%) in HSL, and about cmyk(32%, 0%, 55%, 1%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Inchworm (#B2EC5D), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 9.7. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#ACFD72
HEX#ACFD72
RGBrgb(172, 253, 114)
HSLhsl(95, 97%, 72%)
HSVhsv(95, 55%, 99%)
CMYKcmyk(32%, 0%, 55%, 1%)
OKLCHoklch(91.3% 0.19 134)
LABlab(91.96% -42.73 57.17)
LCHlch(91.96% 71.37 126.78)

What #ACFD72 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 #ACFD72, 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.

#ACFD72 Channel Values

How #ACFD72 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 253 · B 1148-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 95° · S 97% · L 72%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 95° · S 55% · V 99%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 32% · M 0% · Y 55% · K 1%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.23:1 vs white · 17.05:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #ACFD72 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 text1.23:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text17.05:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #ACFD72

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #ACFD72; 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 #ACFD72

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 #ACFD72.

How #ACFD72 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#ACFD72
Protanopia#F2F273
Protanomaly#D9F672
Deuteranopia#E6E677
Deuteranomaly#D2F075
Tritanopia#BEF1F1
Tritanomaly#B7F6CB
Achromatopsia#E7E7E7

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #ACFD72 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-acfd72: #ACFD72;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #ACFD72;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-acfd72': '#ACFD72' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.675, green: 0.992, blue: 0.447)
Android XML<color name="color_acfd72">#ACFD72</color>
SVG fillfill="#ACFD72"

More Green Colors

#ACFD72 sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#ACFD72 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #ACFD72?

#ACFD72 is a light green — rgb(172, 253, 114) in RGB and hsl(95, 97%, 72%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Inchworm (#B2EC5D), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 9.7.

What is the RGB value of #ACFD72?

#ACFD72 is rgb(172, 253, 114) — red 172, green 253, and blue 114 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #ACFD72?

#ACFD72 converts to approximately cmyk(32%, 0%, 55%, 1%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #ACFD72 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #ACFD72 scores 1.23:1 against white and 17.05:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #ACFD72 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #ACFD72 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 palegreen (#98FB98) at a CIE76 distance of 19.37, which is visibly different.

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