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#AFD4AA Color

#AFD4AA is rgb(175, 212, 170) in RGB, hsl(113, 33%, 75%) in HSL, and about cmyk(17%, 0%, 20%, 17%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Light Moss Green (#ADDFAD), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 6.57. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#AFD4AA
HEX#AFD4AA
RGBrgb(175, 212, 170)
HSLhsl(113, 33%, 75%)
HSVhsv(113, 20%, 83%)
CMYKcmyk(17%, 0%, 20%, 17%)
OKLCHoklch(83.2% 0.07 141.8)
LABlab(81.39% -18.61 16.65)
LCHlch(81.39% 24.97 138.19)

What #AFD4AA 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 #AFD4AA, 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.

#AFD4AA Channel Values

How #AFD4AA 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 1708-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 113° · S 33% · L 75%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 113° · S 20% · V 83%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 17% · M 0% · Y 20% · K 17%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.64:1 vs white · 12.82:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #AFD4AA 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 text1.64:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text12.82:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #AFD4AA in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #AFD4AA

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #AFD4AA; 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 #AFD4AA

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 #AFD4AA.

How #AFD4AA 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#AFD4AA
Protanopia#CECEAA
Protanomaly#C3D1AA
Deuteranopia#C9C9AB
Deuteranomaly#BFCDAB
Tritanopia#B5CFCF
Tritanomaly#B3D1C2
Achromatopsia#CACACA

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #AFD4AA in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-afd4aa: #AFD4AA;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #AFD4AA;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-afd4aa': '#AFD4AA' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.686, green: 0.831, blue: 0.667)
Android XML<color name="color_afd4aa">#AFD4AA</color>
SVG fillfill="#AFD4AA"

More Green Colors

#AFD4AA sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#AFD4AA Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #AFD4AA?

#AFD4AA is a light green — rgb(175, 212, 170) in RGB and hsl(113, 33%, 75%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Light Moss Green (#ADDFAD), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 6.57.

What is the RGB value of #AFD4AA?

#AFD4AA is rgb(175, 212, 170) — red 175, green 212, and blue 170 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #AFD4AA?

#AFD4AA converts to approximately cmyk(17%, 0%, 20%, 17%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #AFD4AA be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #AFD4AA scores 1.64:1 against white and 12.82:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #AFD4AA as a CSS color keyword?

No. #AFD4AA 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 darkseagreen (#8FBC8F) at a CIE76 distance of 10.01, which is visibly different.

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