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#AFD586 Color

#AFD586 is rgb(175, 213, 134) in RGB, hsl(89, 48%, 68%) in HSL, and about cmyk(18%, 0%, 37%, 16%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Pistachio (#93C572), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 8.37. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#AFD586
HEX#AFD586
RGBrgb(175, 213, 134)
HSLhsl(89, 48%, 68%)
HSVhsv(89, 37%, 84%)
CMYKcmyk(18%, 0%, 37%, 16%)
OKLCHoklch(82.7% 0.112 129.5)
LABlab(81.12% -23.09 34.78)
LCHlch(81.12% 41.75 123.58)

What #AFD586 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 #AFD586, 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.

#AFD586 Channel Values

How #AFD586 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 213 · B 1348-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 89° · S 48% · L 68%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 89° · S 37% · V 84%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 18% · M 0% · Y 37% · K 16%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.66:1 vs white · 12.68:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #AFD586 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 text1.66:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text12.68:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #AFD586

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #AFD586; 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 #AFD586

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 #AFD586.

How #AFD586 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#AFD586
Protanopia#CFCF86
Protanomaly#C3D286
Deuteranopia#C9C988
Deuteranomaly#BFCE87
Tritanopia#B9CDCD
Tritanomaly#B5D0B5
Achromatopsia#C9C9C9

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #AFD586 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-afd586: #AFD586;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #AFD586;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-afd586': '#AFD586' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.686, green: 0.835, blue: 0.525)
Android XML<color name="color_afd586">#AFD586</color>
SVG fillfill="#AFD586"

More Green Colors

#AFD586 sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#AFD586 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #AFD586?

#AFD586 is a light green — rgb(175, 213, 134) in RGB and hsl(89, 48%, 68%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Pistachio (#93C572), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 8.37.

What is the RGB value of #AFD586?

#AFD586 is rgb(175, 213, 134) — red 175, green 213, and blue 134 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #AFD586?

#AFD586 converts to approximately cmyk(18%, 0%, 37%, 16%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #AFD586 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #AFD586 scores 1.66:1 against white and 12.68:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #AFD586 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #AFD586 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 19.24, which is visibly different.

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