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#AFC37F Color

#AFC37F is rgb(175, 195, 127) in RGB, hsl(78, 36%, 63%) in HSL, and about cmyk(10%, 0%, 35%, 24%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Olivine (#9AB973), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 6.36. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#AFC37F
HEX#AFC37F
RGBrgb(175, 195, 127)
HSLhsl(78, 36%, 63%)
HSVhsv(78, 35%, 76%)
CMYKcmyk(10%, 0%, 35%, 24%)
OKLCHoklch(78.6% 0.093 121.9)
LABlab(76.04% -15.46 31.84)
LCHlch(76.04% 35.39 115.90)

What #AFC37F 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 #AFC37F, 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.

#AFC37F Channel Values

How #AFC37F 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 195 · B 1278-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 78° · S 36% · L 63%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 78° · S 35% · V 76%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 10% · M 0% · Y 35% · K 24%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.92:1 vs white · 10.94:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #AFC37F 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 text1.92:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text10.94:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #AFC37F

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #AFC37F; 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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Tints & Shades of #AFC37F

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.

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Shades

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How #AFC37F 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#AFC37F
Protanopia#C0C07F
Protanomaly#B9C17F
Deuteranopia#BDBD80
Deuteranomaly#B7BF80
Tritanopia#B7BCBC
Tritanomaly#B4BFA7
Achromatopsia#BBBBBB

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #AFC37F in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-afc37f: #AFC37F;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #AFC37F;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-afc37f': '#AFC37F' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.686, green: 0.765, blue: 0.498)
Android XML<color name="color_afc37f">#AFC37F</color>
SVG fillfill="#AFC37F"

More Green Colors

#AFC37F sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#AFC37F Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #AFC37F?

#AFC37F is a light green — rgb(175, 195, 127) in RGB and hsl(78, 36%, 63%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Olivine (#9AB973), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 6.36.

What is the RGB value of #AFC37F?

#AFC37F is rgb(175, 195, 127) — red 175, green 195, and blue 127 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #AFC37F?

#AFC37F converts to approximately cmyk(10%, 0%, 35%, 24%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #AFC37F be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #AFC37F scores 1.92:1 against white and 10.94:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #AFC37F as a CSS color keyword?

No. #AFC37F 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 darkkhaki (#BDB76B) at a CIE76 distance of 12.41, which is visibly different.

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