What color is #ACC326?

#ACC326 is a moderate yellow known as Sour Lime. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Sour Lime?

The RGB value is 172, 195, 38: 172 red, 195 green and 38 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Sour Lime?

The complementary color is #3D26C3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #ACC326?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.59:1 and white text 1.98:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Sour Lime color: hex code #ACC326

#ACC326 rgb(172, 195, 38)

Shades of green

Sour Lime has the hex code #ACC326. It is a moderate yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 67.5% red, 76.5% green and 14.9% blue (172, 195, 38).

Its hue angle is 69°, with 67% saturation and 46% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 12% cyan, 0% magenta, 81% yellow and 24% black.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.59:1).

Sour Lime (#ACC326) color codes

HEX	`#ACC326`
RGB	`rgb(172, 195, 38)`
RGB percent	`rgb(67.5%, 76.5%, 14.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(69, 67%, 46%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(69, 81%, 76%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(12%, 0%, 81%, 24%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(74.79, -26.64, 68.95)`
CIE LCH	`lch(74.79, 73.92, 111.13)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(36.879, 47.941, 9.144)`
Decimal	`11322150`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Sour Lime, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #ACC326	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.59:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.98:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#ACC326 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.98:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.59:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #ACC326 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #acc326; }
.text { color: #acc326; }
.border { border: 2px solid #acc326; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(172 195 38 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #acc326, #5ec326); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Yellow Green.

See #ACC326 on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #ACC326?: #ACC326 is a moderate yellow known as Sour Lime. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Sour Lime?: The RGB value is 172, 195, 38: 172 red, 195 green and 38 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Sour Lime?: The complementary color is #3D26C3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #ACC326?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.59:1 and white text 1.98:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.