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#AFD459 Color

#AFD459 is rgb(175, 212, 89) in RGB, hsl(78, 59%, 59%) in HSL, and about cmyk(17%, 0%, 58%, 17%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is June Bud (#BDDA57), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 5.48. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#AFD459
HEX#AFD459
RGBrgb(175, 212, 89)
HSLhsl(78, 59%, 59%)
HSVhsv(78, 58%, 83%)
CMYKcmyk(17%, 0%, 58%, 17%)
OKLCHoklch(81.8% 0.156 123.9)
LABlab(80.37% -26.19 55.11)
LCHlch(80.37% 61.02 115.42)

What #AFD459 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 #AFD459, 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.

#AFD459 Channel Values

How #AFD459 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 212 · B 898-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 78° · S 59% · L 59%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 78° · S 58% · V 83%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 17% · M 0% · Y 58% · K 17%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.7:1 vs white · 12.38:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #AFD459 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 text1.7:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text12.38:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #AFD459 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #AFD459

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #AFD459; 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 #AFD459

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 #AFD459.

How #AFD459 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#AFD459
Protanopia#CECE59
Protanomaly#C3D159
Deuteranopia#C9C95C
Deuteranomaly#BFCD5B
Tritanopia#BBCACA
Tritanomaly#B7CEA8
Achromatopsia#C7C7C7

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #AFD459 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-afd459: #AFD459;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #AFD459;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-afd459': '#AFD459' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.686, green: 0.831, blue: 0.349)
Android XML<color name="color_afd459">#AFD459</color>
SVG fillfill="#AFD459"

More Green Colors

#AFD459 sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#AFD459 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #AFD459?

#AFD459 is a mid-tone green — rgb(175, 212, 89) in RGB and hsl(78, 59%, 59%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is June Bud (#BDDA57), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 5.48.

What is the RGB value of #AFD459?

#AFD459 is rgb(175, 212, 89) — red 175, green 212, and blue 89 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #AFD459?

#AFD459 converts to approximately cmyk(17%, 0%, 58%, 17%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #AFD459 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #AFD459 scores 1.7:1 against white and 12.38:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #AFD459 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #AFD459 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 13.08, which is visibly different.

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