What color is #ACD460?

#ACD460 is a moderate yellow-green, closest to the named color Juicy Lime. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #ACD460?

The RGB value is 172, 212, 96: 172 red, 212 green and 96 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #ACD460?

The complementary color is #8860D4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #ACD460?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.34:1 and white text 1.7:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#ACD460 color

#ACD460 rgb(172, 212, 96)

Shades of green

The hex color #ACD460 is a moderate yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 67.5% red, 83.1% green and 37.6% blue (172, 212, 96).

Its hue angle is 81°, with 57% saturation and 60% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 19% cyan, 0% magenta, 55% yellow and 17% black.

The closest named color is Juicy Lime (#B1CF5D), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.34:1).

#ACD460 color codes

HEX	`#ACD460`
RGB	`rgb(172, 212, 96)`
RGB percent	`rgb(67.5%, 83.1%, 37.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(81, 57%, 60%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(81, 55%, 83%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(19%, 0%, 55%, 17%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(80.01, -31, 52.3)`
CIE LCH	`lch(80.01, 60.8, 120.65)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(42.668, 56.702, 19.761)`
Decimal	`11326560`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #ACD460, 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 #ACD460	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.34:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.7:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#ACD460 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.7:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.34:1	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 #ACD460 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #acd460; }
.text { color: #acd460; }
.border { border: 2px solid #acd460; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(172 212 96 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #acd460, #72d460); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Yellow Green.

Questions

What color is #ACD460?: #ACD460 is a moderate yellow-green, closest to the named color Juicy Lime. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #ACD460?: The RGB value is 172, 212, 96: 172 red, 212 green and 96 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #ACD460?: The complementary color is #8860D4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #ACD460?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.34:1 and white text 1.7:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.