What color is #ACFFB5?

#ACFFB5 is a very light, vivid green, closest to the named color Light Mint. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #ACFFB5?

The RGB value is 172, 255, 181: 172 red, 255 green and 181 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #ACFFB5?

The complementary color is #FFACF6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #ACFFB5?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 17.73:1 and white text 1.18:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#ACFFB5 color

#ACFFB5 rgb(172, 255, 181)

Shades of green

The hex color #ACFFB5 is a very light, vivid green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 67.5% red, 100% green and 71% blue (172, 255, 181).

Its hue angle is 127°, with 100% saturation and 84% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 33% cyan, 0% magenta, 29% yellow and 0% black.

The closest named color is Light Mint (#B6FFBB), a difference of 1.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 17.73:1).

#ACFFB5 color codes

HEX	`#ACFFB5`
RGB	`rgb(172, 255, 181)`
RGB percent	`rgb(67.5%, 100%, 71%)`
HSL	`hsl(127, 100%, 84%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(127, 33%, 100%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(33%, 0%, 29%, 0%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(93.29, -39.52, 27.59)`
CIE LCH	`lch(93.29, 48.19, 145.08)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(61.111, 83.624, 56.628)`
Decimal	`11337653`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #ACFFB5, 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 #ACFFB5	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	17.73:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.18:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#ACFFB5 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.18:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	17.73:1	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 #ACFFB5 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #acffb5; }
.text { color: #acffb5; }
.border { border: 2px solid #acffb5; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(172 255 181 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #acffb5, #acffdf); }

Background

Text color

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Questions

What color is #ACFFB5?: #ACFFB5 is a very light, vivid green, closest to the named color Light Mint. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #ACFFB5?: The RGB value is 172, 255, 181: 172 red, 255 green and 181 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #ACFFB5?: The complementary color is #FFACF6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #ACFFB5?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 17.73:1 and white text 1.18:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.