What color is #ACFF74?

#ACFF74 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 #ACFF74?

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

What is the complementary color of #ACFF74?

The complementary color is #C774FF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #ACFF74?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 17.31:1 and white text 1.21:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#ACFF74 color

#ACFF74 rgb(172, 255, 116)

Shades of green

The hex color #ACFF74 is a light, vivid green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 67.5% red, 100% green and 45.5% blue (172, 255, 116).

Its hue angle is 96°, with 100% saturation and 73% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 33% cyan, 0% magenta, 55% yellow and 0% black.

The closest named color is Lima (#A9F971), a difference of 1.2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 17.31:1).

#ACFF74 color codes

HEX	`#ACFF74`
RGB	`rgb(172, 255, 116)`
RGB percent	`rgb(67.5%, 100%, 45.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(96, 100%, 73%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(96, 55%, 100%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(33%, 0%, 55%, 0%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(92.38, -48.16, 57.71)`
CIE LCH	`lch(92.38, 75.17, 129.84)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(55.924, 81.549, 29.314)`
Decimal	`11337588`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #ACFF74, 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 #ACFF74	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	17.31:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.21:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#ACFF74 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.21:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	17.31:1	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 #ACFF74 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #acff74; }
.text { color: #acff74; }
.border { border: 2px solid #acff74; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(172 255 116 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #acff74, #74ff81); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Green Yellow.

Questions

What color is #ACFF74?: #ACFF74 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 #ACFF74?: The RGB value is 172, 255, 116: 172 red, 255 green and 116 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #ACFF74?: The complementary color is #C774FF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #ACFF74?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 17.31:1 and white text 1.21:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.