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#AFBE41 Color

#AFBE41 is rgb(175, 190, 65) in RGB, hsl(67, 49%, 50%) in HSL, and about cmyk(8%, 0%, 66%, 25%) 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 8.62. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#AFBE41
HEX#AFBE41
RGBrgb(175, 190, 65)
HSLhsl(67, 49%, 50%)
HSVhsv(67, 66%, 75%)
CMYKcmyk(8%, 0%, 66%, 25%)
OKLCHoklch(76.6% 0.148 115.8)
LABlab(74.04% -17.47 58.39)
LCHlch(74.04% 60.95 106.66)

What #AFBE41 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 #AFBE41, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

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

#AFBE41 Channel Values

How #AFBE41 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 190 · B 658-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 67° · S 49% · L 50%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 67° · S 66% · V 75%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 8% · M 0% · Y 66% · K 25%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance2.05:1 vs white · 10.26:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #AFBE41 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 text2.05:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text10.26:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #AFBE41 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #AFBE41

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #AFBE41; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

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Analogous
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Triadic
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Tints & Shades of #AFBE41

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

Shades

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #AFBE41.

How #AFBE41 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#AFBE41
Protanopia#BCBC41
Protanomaly#B7BD41
Deuteranopia#B9B942
Deuteranomaly#B5BB42
Tritanopia#B9B4B4
Tritanomaly#B5B894
Achromatopsia#B5B5B5

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #AFBE41 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-afbe41: #AFBE41;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #AFBE41;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-afbe41': '#AFBE41' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.686, green: 0.745, blue: 0.255)
Android XML<color name="color_afbe41">#AFBE41</color>
SVG fillfill="#AFBE41"

More Green Colors

#AFBE41 sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#AFBE41 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #AFBE41?

#AFBE41 is a mid-tone green — rgb(175, 190, 65) in RGB and hsl(67, 49%, 50%) 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 8.62.

What is the RGB value of #AFBE41?

#AFBE41 is rgb(175, 190, 65) — red 175, green 190, and blue 65 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #AFBE41?

#AFBE41 converts to approximately cmyk(8%, 0%, 66%, 25%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #AFBE41 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #AFBE41 scores 2.05:1 against white and 10.26:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #AFBE41 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #AFBE41 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 17.43, which is visibly different.

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