What color is #ACCB35?

#ACCB35 is a moderate yellow-green known as Tender Shoot. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Tender Shoot?

The RGB value is 172, 203, 53: 172 red, 203 green and 53 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Tender Shoot?

The complementary color is #5435CB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #ACCB35?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.35:1 and white text 1.85:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Tender Shoot color: hex code #ACCB35

#ACCB35 rgb(172, 203, 53)

Shades of green

Tender Shoot has the hex code #ACCB35. It is a moderate yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 67.5% red, 79.6% green and 20.8% blue (172, 203, 53).

Its hue angle is 72°, with 59% saturation and 50% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 15% cyan, 0% magenta, 74% yellow and 20% black.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.35:1).

Tender Shoot (#ACCB35) color codes

HEX	`#ACCB35`
RGB	`rgb(172, 203, 53)`
RGB percent	`rgb(67.5%, 79.6%, 20.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(72, 59%, 50%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(72, 74%, 80%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(15%, 0%, 74%, 20%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(77.12, -29.82, 66.58)`
CIE LCH	`lch(77.12, 72.95, 114.12)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(39.012, 51.74, 11.299)`
Decimal	`11324213`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Tender Shoot, 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 #ACCB35	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.35:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.85:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#ACCB35 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.85:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.35:1	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 #ACCB35 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #accb35; }
.text { color: #accb35; }
.border { border: 2px solid #accb35; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(172 203 53 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #accb35, #61cb35); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

See #ACCB35 on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #ACCB35?: #ACCB35 is a moderate yellow-green known as Tender Shoot. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Tender Shoot?: The RGB value is 172, 203, 53: 172 red, 203 green and 53 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Tender Shoot?: The complementary color is #5435CB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #ACCB35?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.35:1 and white text 1.85:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.