What color is #ACFD74?

#ACFD74 is a light, vivid green, closest to the named color Lima. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #ACFD74?

The RGB value is 172, 253, 116: 172 red, 253 green and 116 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #ACFD74?

The complementary color is #C574FD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #ACFD74?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 17.06:1 and white text 1.23:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#ACFD74 color

#ACFD74 rgb(172, 253, 116)

Shades of green

The hex color #ACFD74 is a light, vivid green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 67.5% red, 99.2% green and 45.5% blue (172, 253, 116).

Its hue angle is 95°, with 97% saturation and 72% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 32% cyan, 0% magenta, 54% yellow and 1% black.

The closest named color is Lima (#A9F971), a difference of 0.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 17.06:1).

#ACFD74 color codes

HEX	`#ACFD74`
RGB	`rgb(172, 253, 116)`
RGB percent	`rgb(67.5%, 99.2%, 45.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(95, 97%, 72%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(95, 54%, 99%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(32%, 0%, 54%, 1%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(91.81, -47.31, 57.05)`
CIE LCH	`lch(91.81, 74.12, 129.67)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(55.29, 80.28, 29.102)`
Decimal	`11337076`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #ACFD74, 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 #ACFD74	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	17.06:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.23:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#ACFD74 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.23:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	17.06:1	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 #ACFD74 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #acfd74; }
.text { color: #acfd74; }
.border { border: 2px solid #acfd74; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(172 253 116 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #acfd74, #74fd80); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Green Yellow.

Questions

What color is #ACFD74?: #ACFD74 is a light, vivid green, closest to the named color Lima. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #ACFD74?: The RGB value is 172, 253, 116: 172 red, 253 green and 116 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #ACFD74?: The complementary color is #C574FD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #ACFD74?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 17.06:1 and white text 1.23:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.