Palettes / Colors / #ACEA80
#ACEA80 — Light Green
#ACEA80 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 #ACEA80 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.
#ACEA80 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 #BE80EA; it also sits naturally between #E1EA80 and #80EA89. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.
Color values
| HEX | #ACEA80 |
|---|---|
| RGB | 172, 234, 128 |
| HSL | 95°, 72%, 71% |
| HSV | 95°, 45%, 92% |
| CMYK | 26%, 0%, 45%, 8% |
| XYZ | 50.33, 69.17, 31.12 |
| Yxy | 69.17, 0.3341, 0.4592 |
| CIE-Lab | 86.59, -37.68, 45.14 |
| Hunter Lab | 83.17, -33.61, 32.72 |
RGB & CMYK percentages
Red 67% · Green 92% · Blue 50%
Cyan 26% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 45% · Key 8%
CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.
Previews
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CSS code for #ACEA80
.text { color: #ACEA80; }
.background { background-color: #ACEA80; }
.border { border: 3px solid #ACEA80; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(172, 234, 128); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(95, 72%, 71%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #ACEA80; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(172, 234, 128, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #ACEA80; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(172, 234, 128, 0.8); }
HTML: <p style="color:#ACEA80">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#ACEA80">Div content here</div>
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Color harmonies
Complementary — #BE80EA:
Analogous:
Triadic:
Contrast & accessibility
| Against white text | 1.42:1 Fails |
|---|---|
| Against black text | 14.83:1 AAA |
Best text color on #ACEA80: #000000.
Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #ACEA80
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 #ACEA80: ·
How #ACEA80 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 #ACEA80 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 #ACEA80?
#ACEA80 is Light Green, a green color (RGB 172, 234, 128). Its closest standard named color is LightGreen.
What is the RGB and HSL of #ACEA80?
#ACEA80 is RGB 172, 234, 128 — HSL 95°, 72%, 71% — CMYK 26%, 0%, 45%, 8%.
What colors go with #ACEA80?
Its complement is #BE80EA; analogous partners are #E1EA80 and #80EA89. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.
Can I use #ACEA80 for text?
Black text on #ACEA80 has a contrast ratio of 14.83:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.42:1.