#acd11b Color Information

#acd11b Color Information
Details | Shades, Tints, and Tones | Variations | Color Coordinates | Color Schemes | HTML+CSS Examples | Coding & Programming | Color Blindness | Accessibility | Related Colors

The hexadecimal value (hex value) of this color is #acd11b. In RGB, it consists of 67.5% Red, 82.0% Green, and 10.6% Blue. Likewise, in the CMYK color space, it consists of 17.7% Cyan, 0% Magenta, 87.1% Yellow, and 18% Black. On the color wheel, its Hue is found at 72.2°, with saturation of 77.1% and lightness of 46.3%. The decimal value for #acd11b is 11325723, and its nearest "web safe" color is #99cc33. In the RGB color space, the strongest component for #acd11b is green. In the CMYK color space, its strongest component is yellow. And in the RYB color space, its strongest component is yellow.
  • HexHex code for this color#acd11b Copy
  • NameThe common name of this color(Unnamed) Copy
  • RGBRed, Green, Blue composition for this color172, 209, 27 Copy
  • RGB PercentPercent Red, Green, Blue composition for this color67.5%, 82.0%, 10.6% Copy
  • CMYCyan, Magenta, Yellow composition for this color0.325, 0.180, 0.894 Copy
  • CMYKCyan, Magenta, Yellow, Black composition for this color0.177, 0, 0.871, 0.18 Copy
  • HSLHue, Saturation, Lightness combination for this color72.2°, 77.1%, 46.3% Copy
  • HSV (or HSB)Hue, Saturation, Brightness combination for this color72.2°, 87.1%, 82.0% Copy
  • XYZCIE 1931 color space XYZ coordinates for this color40.012, 54.451, 9.438 Copy
  • RYBRed, Yellow, Blue composition for this color27, 209, 64 Copy
  • DecimalDecimal representation of this color's hex code11325723 Copy
  • CIE-LABCIELAB color space coordinates for this color78.724, -33.562, 74.804 Copy
  • CIE-LCHCIE-LCH color space coordinates for this color (chroma, hue, etc.)78.724, 81.988, 114.164 Copy
  • CIE-LUVCIE-LUV color space coordinates for this color78.724, -17.412, 87.343 Copy
  • Hunter LabHunter-Lab color space coordinates for this color73.791, -32.346, 44.070 Copy
  • xyYCIE xyY color space coordinates for this color0.385, 0.524, 54.451 Copy
  • AndroidValue of this color in Android development4289515803 / 0xffacd11b Copy
  • Web SafeHex code of the nearest "web safe" version of this color#99cc33 Copy
Last Updated: May 28, 2025

Shades of #acd11b

Shades are created by adding black to or removing lightness from a particular color. For #acd11b, its pure hue is 72.2° on the color wheel and its saturation is 77.1%, and its lightness is 46.3%. As the amount of black is added to this hue and we reduce its lightness, the result is increasingly darker shades tints. The palette given below provides 9 different shades of #acd11b, which — excluding black and our original color — range from #161a03 to #97b718.

Tints of #acd11b

Tints are created by adding white or lightness to a particular color. For #acd11b, its pure hue is 72.2° on the color wheel and its saturation is 77.1%, and its lightness is 46.3%. As the amount of white (lightness) is added to this hue, the result is increasingly lighter tints. The following palette gives 9 different tints of #acd11b, which — excluding white and our original color — range from #b6d738 to #f5f9e3.

Tones of #acd11b

Tones are the result of adding gray to a pure hue. In the case of #acd11b, its pure hue is 72.2° on the color wheel and its saturation is 77.1%, so we increase this saturation to create more colorful tones, and decrease the saturation to create grayer tones. The palette shown below gives 9 different tones of #acd11b, which range from #767676 (the grayest / 0% saturation) to #bcec00 (the most colorful / 100% saturation).

Variations of #acd11b

There are several ways to create color variations and premutations of #acd11b! For #acd11b, there are 6 variations of the color that can be created by swapping its Red, Green, and Blue color positions, of which 5 are different from our original color. Among these six variations, there are 6 unique colors including our original color, #acd11b. Click on these colors to learn more about them, too!

Color Coordinates of #acd11b

This color, #acd11b, consists of 67.5% Red, 82.0% Green, and 10.6% Blue, resulting in color coordinates Red = 172, Green = 209, Blue = 27. Likewise, the CMYK color space composition for #acd11b is 17.7% Cyan, 0% Magenta, 87.1% Yellow, and 18% Black. These values are shown in the following charts and tables.

R67.5%
C17.7%
G82.0%
M0.0%
B10.6%
Y87.1%
K18.0%
Color Base R (Red) G (Green) B (Blue)
Decimal 172 209 27
Octal 254 321 33
Hexa #ac #d1 #1b
Binary 10101100 11010001 00011011
Color Base C (Cyan) M (Magenta) Y (Yellow) Y (Black)
Decimal 17 0 87 18
Octal 21 0 127 22
Hexa #11 #00 #57 #12
Binary 00010001 00000000 01010111 00010010

Analogous Colors of #acd11b

Analogous colors are located 30 degrees away from a color's hue on the color wheel. For #acd11b — which has hue 72.2° — its analogous colors are located at 42.2° and 102.2° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #acd11b.

Triadic Colors of #acd11b

Triadic colors are located 120 degrees away from a color's hue on the color wheel, which means the original color and its triadic colors are equidistant from one another on the color wheel and form a triangle. For #acd11b — which has hue 72.2° — its triadic colors are located at 72.2° and 312.2° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #acd11b.

Complementary Color of #acd11b

A complementary color is located opposite a color on the color wheel (180 degrees away). For #acd11b — which has hue 72.2° — its complementary color is located at 252.2° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #acd11b.

Split Complementary Colors of #acd11b

Split complementary colors are the analogs of a color's complement, which places them 210 degrees away on the color wheel from an original color. For #acd11b — which has hue 72.2° — its split complementary colors its split complementary colors are located at 72.2° and 282.2° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #acd11b.

Tetradic Colors of #acd11b

Tetradic colors are two sets of complementary colors on either side of a color wheel from each other, forming a rectangle on the color wheel. For #acd11b — which has hue 72.2° — its tetradic colors are located at 342.2°, 72.2°, 162.2°, and 252.2° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #acd11b.

Monochromatic Colors of #acd11b

Monochromatic colors are colors that share a common hue but that have different saturations and lightness. For #acd11b, we show 9 different monochromatic colors of it, ranging from #526214 — (which has very low saturation and very low lightness) — to #daf66c (which has a very high saturation and very high lightness).

HTML+CSS Examples & Previews of #acd11b

We want to make getting started with #acd11b on your website fast and easy! Below are 8 examples of how to integrate #acd11b into a website using HTML+CSS. These examples include showing how #acd11b can be used to color text, backgrounds, shadows, and borders, as well as how it can be used as a solid fill or gradient fill for rectangles. These examples principally make use of <span> and <div> tags, although the CSS shown in particular can be repurposed to make use of #acd11b with other HTML elements.

#acd11b Foreground / Text Color

The color of this text is #acd11b.
<span style="color: #acd11b;">The color of this text is #acd11b.</span>

#acd11b Background Color

The background color for this text is #acd11b.
<div style="background-color: #acd11b; width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">The background color for this text is #acd11b.</div>

#acd11b Text Shadow Color

This color for the shadow of this text is #acd11b.
<span style="text-shadow: 3px 3px 3px #acd11b;">This color for the shadow of this text is #acd11b.</span>

#acd11b Border Color

This is a div with border color #acd11b.
<div style="border: #acd11b 4px solid;width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a div with border color #acd11b.</div>

#acd11b Color Rectangle on a White Background

This is a rectangle of color #acd11b on a white background.
<div style="background-color: #ffffff; padding: 60px; width:100%; height: 100%;"><div style="background-color: #acd11b; width:100%; height:100%; padding: 10px; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a rectangle of color #acd11b on a white background.</div></div>

#acd11b Color Rectangle on a Black Background

This is a rectangle of color #acd11b on a black background.
<div style="background-color: #000000; padding: 60px; width:100%; height: 100%;"><div style="background-color: #acd11b; width:100%; height:100%; padding: 10px; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a rectangle of color #acd11b on a black background.</div></div>

Gradient from #acd11b to White

This is a gradient from #acd11b to white.
<div style="background: -webkit-linear-gradient(left,#acd11b,white); /* Firefox */ background: linear-gradient(to right,#acd11b,white); /* Safari */ background: -o-linear-gradient(left,#acd11b,white); /* Opera */ background: -moz-linear-gradient(left,#acd11b,white); width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a gradient from #acd11b to white.</div>

Gradient from #acd11b to Black

This is a gradient from #acd11b to black.
<div style="background: -webkit-linear-gradient(left,#acd11b,black); /* Firefox */ background: linear-gradient(to right,#acd11b,black); /* Safari */ background: -o-linear-gradient(left,#acd11b,black); /* Opera */ background: -moz-linear-gradient(left,#acd11b,black); color: #ffffff; width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a gradient from #acd11b to black.</div>

Coding & Programming with #acd11b

In addition to using #acd11b on the web, we know you might want to use it in your mobile and desktop apps, too. Whatever your needs, the table below shows how to access #acd11b in the language and environment of your choice. These code snippets are principally the hexadecimal representation of #acd11b, or the RGB color coordinates for the same (Red = 172, Green = 209, Blue = 27). If you need details about the color coordinates of #acd11b in other color spaces, refer to these details as provided toward the top of this page.

Language Environment Code Snippet
HTML + CSS (Hex Code) Web #acd11b
HTML + CSS (RGB Code) Web rgb(172, 209, 27)
CSS Background Color Web .myclass { background-color: #acd11b; }
CSS Foreground + Text Color Web .myclass { color: #acd11b; }
CSS Border Color Web .myclass { border: 2px solid #acd11b; }
Java (Multi-platform) new Color(172, 209, 27);
Python (Multi-platform) Color("#acd11b")
Swift iOS UIColor(red:172, green:209, blue:27, alpha:1.0000)
Objective-C (iOS) iOS [UIColor colorWithRed:172 green:209 blue:27 alpha:1.0000];
OpenGL (Graphics) glColor3f(172f, 209f, 27f);
C# / .NET Windows Color.FromArgb(172, 209, 27);
 

#acd11b Color Blindness

Not everyone can see #acd11b the same way. For those with color blindness, #acd11b might look very, very different. Here, we simulate eight examples of color blindness, and how #acd11b looks next to each one of them. In all cases, #acd11b is placed in a circle in the upper-left corner of each of the below boxes, with the color in the rest of those boxes signifying how #acd11b looks for someone with that type of color blindness. Many people will perceive close similarities between the colors in these boxes and the colors in the circles — with some noticing particular similarities. We offer this insight so that as you make choices about colors to use for your purposes, you can make an informed decision about whether #acd11b will be a good fit for everyone in your audience!

Trichromacy

Protanomaly
Affects 1 in 100 Men & 1 in 10,000 Women

Deuteranomaly
Affects 1 in 17 Men & 1 in 250 Women

Tritanomaly
Affects 1 in 10,000

Dichromacy

Protanopia
Affects 1 in 100, Mostly Men

Deuteranopia
Affects 1 in 100, Mostly Men

Tritanopia
Affects 1 in 100,000

Monochromacy

Achromatopsia
Affects 1 in 20,000

Achromatopsia
Affects 1 in 100,000

Accessibility

Not Accessibility Recommended

We analyzed whether #acd11b is an accessible color when used as a text / foreground color against a white background. This analysis is based on the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) 2 Level issued by W3C. Based on this analysis, we calculate a contrast ratio against white of approximately 1.8:1 against white. Under both the AA and AAA level standards, this is not a high enough ratio to be considered accessible for either normal size or large text.

WCAG AA
Normal Size Text

WCAG AA
Large Size Text

WCAG AAA
Normal Size Text

WCAG AAA
Large Size Text