Palettes / Colors / #ACE779
#ACE779 — Light Green
#ACE779 is a green color we call Light Green, closest to the named color LightGreen (#90EE90). It belongs to the green family.
Color name
Closest CSS keyword: lightgreen (#90EE90) — not an exact match. CSS lightgreen gives you #90EE90, a different color; use #ACE779 when you need this exact shade.
Sources: common names follow widely used color-name references; CSS keywords and their hex values follow the CSS Color specification.
#ACE779 is a warm-leaning green color associated with growth, calm and balance. It is saturated enough to be the accent — buttons, highlights and calls to action — while neutrals do the quiet work around it.
Its strongest partner is its complement #B479E7; it also sits naturally between #E4E779 and #79E77C. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.
Color values
| HEX | #ACE779 |
|---|---|
| RGB | 172, 231, 121 |
| HSL | 92°, 70%, 69% |
| HSV | 92°, 48%, 91% |
| CMYK | 26%, 0%, 48%, 9% |
| XYZ | 49.04, 67.30, 28.50 |
| Yxy | 67.30, 0.3386, 0.4647 |
| CIE-Lab | 85.66, -37.15, 47.34 |
| Hunter Lab | 82.04, -33.00, 33.61 |
RGB & CMYK percentages
Red 67% · Green 91% · Blue 47%
Cyan 26% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 48% · Key 9%
CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.
Previews
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CSS code for #ACE779
.text { color: #ACE779; }
.background { background-color: #ACE779; }
.border { border: 3px solid #ACE779; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(172, 231, 121); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(92, 70%, 69%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #ACE779; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(172, 231, 121, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #ACE779; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(172, 231, 121, 0.8); }
HTML: <p style="color:#ACE779">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#ACE779">Div content here</div>
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Color harmonies
Complementary — #B479E7:
Analogous:
Triadic:
Contrast & accessibility
| Against white text | 1.45:1 Fails |
|---|---|
| Against black text | 14.46:1 AAA |
Best text color on #ACE779: #000000.
Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #ACE779
Text set with opacity blends into the background, so its real contrast is lower than the solid ratios above. Choose a text color and an opacity to see the blended color and its true ratio:
Smaller body text shows the effect best.
Blended color: · Contrast against #ACE779: ·
How #ACE779 looks with color blindness
Simulated with standard Machado color-vision-deficiency matrices — useful when this color carries meaning in charts, maps or interfaces:
Closest design-system colors
The nearest matches in the Tailwind CSS, Material Design and Bootstrap palettes — handy when you need a framework class instead of a raw hex:
Palettes with a similar color
These palettes use a close neighbour of #ACE779 rather than the exact color:
Similar colors
The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:
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Frequently asked questions
What color is #ACE779?
#ACE779 is Light Green, a green color (RGB 172, 231, 121). Its closest standard named color is LightGreen.
What is the RGB and HSL of #ACE779?
#ACE779 is RGB 172, 231, 121 — HSL 92°, 70%, 69% — CMYK 26%, 0%, 48%, 9%.
What colors go with #ACE779?
Its complement is #B479E7; analogous partners are #E4E779 and #79E77C. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.
Can I use #ACE779 for text?
Black text on #ACE779 has a contrast ratio of 14.46:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.45:1.