What color is #ACD47B?

#ACD47B is a light, moderate yellow-green, closest to the named color Wasabi. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #ACD47B?

The RGB value is 172, 212, 123: 172 red, 212 green and 123 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #ACD47B?

The complementary color is #A37BD4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #ACD47B?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.46:1 and white text 1.69:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#ACD47B color

#ACD47B rgb(172, 212, 123)

Shades of green

The hex color #ACD47B is a light, moderate yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 67.5% red, 83.1% green and 48.2% blue (172, 212, 123).

Its hue angle is 87°, with 51% saturation and 66% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 19% cyan, 0% magenta, 42% yellow and 17% black.

The closest named color is Wasabi (#AFD77F), a difference of 0.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.46:1).

#ACD47B color codes

HEX	`#ACD47B`
RGB	`rgb(172, 212, 123)`
RGB percent	`rgb(67.5%, 83.1%, 48.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(87, 51%, 66%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(87, 42%, 83%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(19%, 0%, 42%, 17%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(80.34, -28.09, 39.73)`
CIE LCH	`lch(80.34, 48.66, 125.26)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(44.131, 57.287, 27.468)`
Decimal	`11326587`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #ACD47B, 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 #ACD47B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.46:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.69:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#ACD47B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.69:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.46:1	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 #ACD47B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #acd47b; }
.text { color: #acd47b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #acd47b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(172 212 123 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #acd47b, #7fd47b); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #ACD47B?: #ACD47B is a light, moderate yellow-green, closest to the named color Wasabi. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #ACD47B?: The RGB value is 172, 212, 123: 172 red, 212 green and 123 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #ACD47B?: The complementary color is #A37BD4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #ACD47B?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.46:1 and white text 1.69:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.