What color is #ACC38C?

#ACC38C is a light, desaturated yellow-green, closest to the named color Greenhorn. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #ACC38C?

The RGB value is 172, 195, 140: 172 red, 195 green and 140 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #ACC38C?

The complementary color is #A38CC3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #ACC38C?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.94:1 and white text 1.92:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#ACC38C color

#ACC38C rgb(172, 195, 140)

Shades of green

The hex color #ACC38C is a light, desaturated yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 67.5% red, 76.5% green and 54.9% blue (172, 195, 140).

Its hue angle is 85°, with 31% saturation and 66% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 12% cyan, 0% magenta, 28% yellow and 24% black.

The closest named color is Greenhorn (#B2CC9A), a difference of 2.8 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.94:1).

#ACC38C color codes

HEX	`#ACC38C`
RGB	`rgb(172, 195, 140)`
RGB percent	`rgb(67.5%, 76.5%, 54.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(85, 31%, 66%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(85, 28%, 76%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(12%, 0%, 28%, 24%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(75.88, -17.45, 25.13)`
CIE LCH	`lch(75.88, 30.6, 124.77)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(41.261, 49.694, 32.224)`
Decimal	`11322252`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #ACC38C, 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 #ACC38C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.94:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.92:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#ACC38C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.92:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.94:1	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 #ACC38C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #acc38c; }
.text { color: #acc38c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #acc38c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(172 195 140 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #acc38c, #91c38c); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Sage Green.

Questions

What color is #ACC38C?: #ACC38C is a light, desaturated yellow-green, closest to the named color Greenhorn. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #ACC38C?: The RGB value is 172, 195, 140: 172 red, 195 green and 140 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #ACC38C?: The complementary color is #A38CC3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #ACC38C?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.94:1 and white text 1.92:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.