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#AFD477 Color

#AFD477 is rgb(175, 212, 119) in RGB, hsl(84, 52%, 65%) in HSL, and about cmyk(17%, 0%, 44%, 17%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Yellow-green (Crayola) (#C5E384), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 6.47. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#AFD477
HEX#AFD477
RGBrgb(175, 212, 119)
HSLhsl(84, 52%, 65%)
HSVhsv(84, 44%, 83%)
CMYKcmyk(17%, 0%, 44%, 17%)
OKLCHoklch(82.2% 0.127 126.8)
LABlab(80.66% -24.00 41.61)
LCHlch(80.66% 48.04 119.98)

What #AFD477 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 #AFD477, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Yellow-green (Crayola)#C5E384ΔE 6.47Medium Spring Bud#C9DC87ΔE 8.93Pistachio#93C572ΔE 9.23Middle Green Yellow#ACBF60ΔE 9.81Olivine#9AB973ΔE 13.89Menthol#C1F9A2ΔE 14.41

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

#AFD477 Channel Values

How #AFD477 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 1198-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 84° · S 52% · L 65%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 84° · S 44% · V 83%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 17% · M 0% · Y 44% · K 17%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.68:1 vs white · 12.51:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #AFD477 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 text1.68:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text12.51:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #AFD477 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #AFD477

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #AFD477; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#AFD477
Complementary
#9C77D4
Analogous
#D4CB77
Analogous
#81D477
Triadic
#77AFD4
Triadic
#D477AF
Split comp.
#7781D4
Split comp.
#CB77D4

Tints & Shades of #AFD477

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

#BADA8B
#C4DF9A
#CFE5AE
#DAEBC1
#E6F2D4
#EFF6E4

Shades

#9AC954
#87BA3B
#6E9730
#547425
#3B511A
#253210

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #AFD477.

How #AFD477 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#AFD477
Protanopia#CECE77
Protanomaly#C3D177
Deuteranopia#C9C979
Deuteranomaly#BFCD78
Tritanopia#BACBCB
Tritanomaly#B5CFB0
Achromatopsia#C8C8C8

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #AFD477 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-afd477: #AFD477;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #AFD477;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-afd477': '#AFD477' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.686, green: 0.831, blue: 0.467)
Android XML<color name="color_afd477">#AFD477</color>
SVG fillfill="#AFD477"

More Green Colors

#AFD477 sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#AFD477 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #AFD477?

#AFD477 is a light green — rgb(175, 212, 119) in RGB and hsl(84, 52%, 65%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Yellow-green (Crayola) (#C5E384), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 6.47.

What is the RGB value of #AFD477?

#AFD477 is rgb(175, 212, 119) — red 175, green 212, and blue 119 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #AFD477?

#AFD477 converts to approximately cmyk(17%, 0%, 44%, 17%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #AFD477 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #AFD477 scores 1.68:1 against white and 12.51:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #AFD477 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #AFD477 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 19.63, which is visibly different.

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