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#ACEF4E — Vivid Green

#ACEF4E is a green color we call Vivid Green, closest to the named color GreenYellow (#ADFF2F). It belongs to the green family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: greenyellow (#ADFF2F) — not an exact match. CSS greenyellow gives you #ADFF2F, a different color; use #ACEF4E 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.

#ACEF4E 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 #914EEF; it also sits naturally between #EFE14E and #5BEF4E. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#ACEF4E · RGB 172, 239, 78

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Color values

HEX#ACEF4E
RGB172, 239, 78
HSL85°, 83%, 62%
HSV85°, 67%, 94%
CMYK28%, 0%, 67%, 6%
XYZ49.25, 71.05, 18.33
Yxy71.05, 0.3553, 0.5125
CIE-Lab87.51, -44.56, 68.04
Hunter Lab84.29, -39.32, 43.12

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 67% · Green 94% · Blue 31%

Cyan 28% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 67% · Key 6%

CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.

Previews

Sample text in #ACEF4E on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #ACEF4E on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #ACEF4E

.text { color: #ACEF4E; }
.background { background-color: #ACEF4E; }
.border { border: 3px solid #ACEF4E; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(172, 239, 78); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(85, 83%, 62%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #ACEF4E; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(172, 239, 78, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #ACEF4E; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(172, 239, 78, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#ACEF4E">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#ACEF4E">Div content here</div>

Shades of #ACEF4E

#9EEC32#91E916#83D214#71B611#609A0E#4E7E0C#3D6209#2E4B07#1D2F04#0C1302

Tints of #ACEF4E

#B2F05C#BBF26E#C1F37C#CAF58F#D1F69D#D7F7AB#E0F9BE#E7FACC#F0FCDE#F6FDEC

Tones of #ACEF4E

#AAE359#A8D765#A6CC71#A4C17B#A2B587#A0AA92

Color harmonies

Complementary — #914EEF:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text1.38:1 Fails
Against black text15.21:1 AAA

Best text color on #ACEF4E: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #ACEF4E

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:

100%
Sample heading text
Smaller body text shows the effect best.

Blended color: · Contrast against #ACEF4E: ·

How #ACEF4E looks with color blindness

Simulated with standard Machado color-vision-deficiency matrices — useful when this color carries meaning in charts, maps or interfaces:

Protanopia · #C9CA75Deuteranopia · #C5C07ETritanopia · #AF949A

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:

Material Lime 500 · #CDDC39Material Light Green 500 · #8BC34ATailwind lime 500 · #84CC16

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #ACEF4E rather than the exact color:

Burning Ruby Ember
#3E840C · #A9EE43 · #A642EE · #DDC8F6
Tender Twilight
#1D0610 · #3CF8E0 · #AEFB50 · #23FAAD
Cosmic Summit
#84B718 · #A6E957 · #7845E6 · #C49AEB
Golden Ruby Horizon
#45860B · #B5F158 · #8113E5 · #DCB0F4
Silent Canyon
#E08B56 · #E5D93C · #A1E752 · #61E664
Mellow Voyage
#EF62AC · #C33222 · #ECC35C · #ADE245

Similar colors

The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:

#A9EE43#AEFB50#A6E957#B5F158#A1E752#ADE245#9DEB4A#BCE951#B6E75A#B8FC4F#9DEB57#A7DE54

Browse neighbouring colors

← #ACEF4D  ·  #ACEF4F →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #ACEF4E?

#ACEF4E is Vivid Green, a green color (RGB 172, 239, 78). Its closest standard named color is GreenYellow.

What is the RGB and HSL of #ACEF4E?

#ACEF4E is RGB 172, 239, 78 — HSL 85°, 83%, 62% — CMYK 28%, 0%, 67%, 6%.

What colors go with #ACEF4E?

Its complement is #914EEF; analogous partners are #EFE14E and #5BEF4E. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #ACEF4E for text?

Black text on #ACEF4E has a contrast ratio of 15.21:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.38:1.