What color is #ACC68B?

#ACC68B 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 #ACC68B?

The RGB value is 172, 198, 139: 172 red, 198 green and 139 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #ACC68B?

The complementary color is #A58BC6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #ACC68B?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.2:1 and white text 1.87:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#ACC68B color

#ACC68B rgb(172, 198, 139)

Shades of green

The hex color #ACC68B is a light, desaturated yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 67.5% red, 77.6% green and 54.5% blue (172, 198, 139).

Its hue angle is 86°, with 34% saturation and 66% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 13% cyan, 0% magenta, 30% yellow and 22% black.

The closest named color is Greenhorn (#B2CC9A), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.2:1).

#ACC68B color codes

HEX	`#ACC68B`
RGB	`rgb(172, 198, 139)`
RGB percent	`rgb(67.5%, 77.6%, 54.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(86, 34%, 66%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(86, 30%, 78%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(13%, 0%, 30%, 22%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(76.69, -19.1, 26.75)`
CIE LCH	`lch(76.69, 32.87, 125.53)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(41.867, 51.023, 32.064)`
Decimal	`11323019`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #ACC68B, 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 #ACC68B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.2:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.87:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#ACC68B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.87:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.2:1	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 #ACC68B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #acc68b; }
.text { color: #acc68b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #acc68b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(172 198 139 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #acc68b, #8ec68b); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Pistachio.

Questions

What color is #ACC68B?: #ACC68B 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 #ACC68B?: The RGB value is 172, 198, 139: 172 red, 198 green and 139 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #ACC68B?: The complementary color is #A58BC6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #ACC68B?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.2:1 and white text 1.87:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.