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#AFBF22 Color

#AFBF22 is rgb(175, 191, 34) in RGB, hsl(66, 70%, 44%) in HSL, and about cmyk(8%, 0%, 82%, 25%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Acid Green (#B0BF1A), below the threshold most people can see at ΔE 1.84. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#AFBF22
HEX#AFBF22
RGBrgb(175, 191, 34)
HSLhsl(66, 70%, 44%)
HSVhsv(66, 82%, 75%)
CMYKcmyk(8%, 0%, 82%, 25%)
OKLCHoklch(76.7% 0.166 115.8)
LABlab(74.18% -18.98 68.46)
LCHlch(74.18% 71.04 105.50)

What #AFBF22 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 #AFBF22, 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.

#AFBF22 Channel Values

How #AFBF22 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 191 · B 348-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 66° · S 70% · L 44%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 66° · S 82% · V 75%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 8% · M 0% · Y 82% · K 25%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance2.04:1 vs white · 10.3:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #AFBF22 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 text2.04:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text10.3:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #AFBF22 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #AFBF22

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #AFBF22; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
Complementary
Analogous
Analogous
Triadic
Triadic
Split comp.
Split comp.

Tints & Shades of #AFBF22

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 #AFBF22.

How #AFBF22 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#AFBF22
Protanopia#BCBC23
Protanomaly#B7BD22
Deuteranopia#BABA25
Deuteranomaly#B6BC24
Tritanopia#BAB4B4
Tritanomaly#B6B990
Achromatopsia#B5B5B5

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #AFBF22 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-afbf22: #AFBF22;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #AFBF22;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-afbf22': '#AFBF22' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.686, green: 0.749, blue: 0.133)
Android XML<color name="color_afbf22">#AFBF22</color>
SVG fillfill="#AFBF22"

More Green Colors

#AFBF22 sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#AFBF22 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #AFBF22?

#AFBF22 is a mid-tone green — rgb(175, 191, 34) in RGB and hsl(66, 70%, 44%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Acid Green (#B0BF1A), which is below the threshold most people can see at a CIE76 distance of 1.84.

What is the RGB value of #AFBF22?

#AFBF22 is rgb(175, 191, 34) — red 175, green 191, and blue 34 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #AFBF22?

#AFBF22 converts to approximately cmyk(8%, 0%, 82%, 25%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #AFBF22 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #AFBF22 scores 2.04:1 against white and 10.3:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #AFBF22 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #AFBF22 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 14.63, which is visibly different.

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