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#AFBC34 Color

#AFBC34 is rgb(175, 188, 52) in RGB, hsl(66, 57%, 47%) in HSL, and about cmyk(7%, 0%, 72%, 26%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Citron (#9FA91F), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 6.9. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#AFBC34
HEX#AFBC34
RGBrgb(175, 188, 52)
HSLhsl(66, 57%, 47%)
HSVhsv(66, 72%, 74%)
CMYKcmyk(7%, 0%, 72%, 26%)
OKLCHoklch(76.1% 0.154 114.9)
LABlab(73.41% -17.06 62.55)
LCHlch(73.41% 64.83 105.26)

What #AFBC34 Is Called

Most hex codes have no name: there are 16.7 million of them and a few thousand registered names. These are the named colors nearest to #AFBC34, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Citron#9FA91FΔE 6.9Acid Green#B0BF1AΔE 7.96June Bud#BDDA57ΔE 12.07Limerick#9DC209ΔE 14.26Booger Buster#DDE26AΔE 15.78Maximum Green Yellow#D9E650ΔE 15.91

Browse the full index of named colors A-Z or every green in the library.

#AFBC34 Channel Values

How #AFBC34 breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

ModelChannelsNotes
RGBR 175 · G 188 · B 528-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 66° · S 57% · L 47%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 66° · S 72% · V 74%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 7% · M 0% · Y 72% · K 26%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance2.09:1 vs white · 10.07:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #AFBC34 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1. Contrast is one check, not a full accessibility review.

Fails AAWhite text2.09:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text10.07:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #AFBC34 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #AFBC34

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #AFBC34; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#AFBC34
Complementary
#4134BC
Analogous
#BC8634
Analogous
#6ABC34
Triadic
#34AFBC
Triadic
#BC34AF
Split comp.
#346ABC
Split comp.
#8634BC

Tints & Shades of #AFBC34

Lighter tints and darker shades built by moving the lightness channel while holding hue and saturation, which is what you want for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#BFCD47
#CAD567
#D4DD83
#DEE59F
#E7ECBB
#F3F5DB

Shades

#98A42D
#828C26
#6C7420
#525818
#3B4012
#25280B

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #AFBC34.

How #AFBC34 Looks with Color Vision Deficiency

Simulated with the Viénot, Brettel & Mollon LMS projection model. Anomalous types are rendered as partial versions of the matching dichromacy, which is an approximation rather than a per-person clinical model.

Typical#AFBC34
Protanopia#BABA34
Protanomaly#B6BB34
Deuteranopia#B8B836
Deuteranomaly#B4BA35
Tritanopia#BAB2B2
Tritanomaly#B5B690
Achromatopsia#B3B3B3

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #AFBC34 in Code

Copy-ready declarations for the places this color usually ends up.

CSS custom property--color-afbc34: #AFBC34;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #AFBC34;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-afbc34': '#AFBC34' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.686, green: 0.737, blue: 0.204)
Android XML<color name="color_afbc34">#AFBC34</color>
SVG fillfill="#AFBC34"

More Green Colors

#AFBC34 sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#AFBC34 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #AFBC34?

#AFBC34 is a mid-tone green — rgb(175, 188, 52) in RGB and hsl(66, 57%, 47%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Citron (#9FA91F), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 6.9.

What is the RGB value of #AFBC34?

#AFBC34 is rgb(175, 188, 52) — red 175, green 188, and blue 52 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #AFBC34?

#AFBC34 converts to approximately cmyk(7%, 0%, 72%, 26%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #AFBC34 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #AFBC34 scores 2.09:1 against white and 10.07:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #AFBC34 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #AFBC34 is not one of the CSS color keywords, so it has to be written as a hex, rgb() or hsl() value. The closest keyword is yellowgreen (#9ACD32) at a CIE76 distance of 16.67, which is visibly different.

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