What color is #ACC989?

#ACC989 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 #ACC989?

The RGB value is 172, 201, 137: 172 red, 201 green and 137 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #ACC989?

The complementary color is #A689C9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #ACC989?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.47:1 and white text 1.83:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#ACC989 color

#ACC989 rgb(172, 201, 137)

Shades of green

The hex color #ACC989 is a light, desaturated yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 67.5% red, 78.8% green and 53.7% blue (172, 201, 137).

Its hue angle is 87°, with 37% saturation and 66% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 14% cyan, 0% magenta, 32% yellow and 21% black.

The closest named color is Greenhorn (#B2CC9A), a difference of 3.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.47:1).

#ACC989 color codes

HEX	`#ACC989`
RGB	`rgb(172, 201, 137)`
RGB percent	`rgb(67.5%, 78.8%, 53.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(87, 37%, 66%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(87, 32%, 79%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(14%, 0%, 32%, 21%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(77.49, -20.88, 28.87)`
CIE LCH	`lch(77.49, 35.63, 125.88)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(42.415, 52.35, 31.532)`
Decimal	`11323785`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #ACC989, 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 #ACC989	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.47:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.83:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#ACC989 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.83:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.47:1	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 #ACC989 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #acc989; }
.text { color: #acc989; }
.border { border: 2px solid #acc989; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(172 201 137 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #acc989, #8cc989); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Pistachio.

Questions

What color is #ACC989?: #ACC989 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 #ACC989?: The RGB value is 172, 201, 137: 172 red, 201 green and 137 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #ACC989?: The complementary color is #A689C9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #ACC989?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.47:1 and white text 1.83:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.