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#AFD5A5 Color

#AFD5A5 is rgb(175, 213, 165) in RGB, hsl(108, 36%, 74%) in HSL, and about cmyk(18%, 0%, 23%, 16%) 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 5.08. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#AFD5A5
HEX#AFD5A5
RGBrgb(175, 213, 165)
HSLhsl(108, 36%, 74%)
HSVhsv(108, 23%, 84%)
CMYKcmyk(18%, 0%, 23%, 16%)
OKLCHoklch(83.3% 0.077 139.2)
LABlab(81.58% -19.69 19.52)
LCHlch(81.58% 27.72 135.26)

What #AFD5A5 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 #AFD5A5, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Light Moss Green#ADDFADΔE 5.08Celadon#ACE1AFΔE 6.21Eton Blue#96C8A2ΔE 8.53Turquoise Green#A0D6B4ΔE 9.3Dark Sea Green#8FBC8FΔE 9.94Tea Green#D0F0C0ΔE 10.28

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

#AFD5A5 Channel Values

How #AFD5A5 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 1658-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 108° · S 36% · L 74%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 108° · S 23% · V 84%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 18% · M 0% · Y 23% · K 16%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.63:1 vs white · 12.88:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #AFD5A5 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 text1.63:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text12.88:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #AFD5A5 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #AFD5A5

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #AFD5A5; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#AFD5A5
Complementary
#CBA5D5
Analogous
#C6D5A5
Analogous
#A5D5B3
Triadic
#A5AED5
Triadic
#D5A5AE
Split comp.
#B3A5D5
Split comp.
#D5A5C6

Tints & Shades of #AFD5A5

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

#B8D9AF
#C4E0BD
#CDE5C8
#DAEBD5
#E3F0E0
#EFF7EE

Shades

#8FC482
#70B45F
#589948
#447637
#305327
#1C3117

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #AFD5A5.

How #AFD5A5 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#AFD5A5
Protanopia#CFCFA5
Protanomaly#C3D2A5
Deuteranopia#C9C9A6
Deuteranomaly#BFCEA6
Tritanopia#B6D0D0
Tritanomaly#B3D2C0
Achromatopsia#CBCBCB

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #AFD5A5 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-afd5a5: #AFD5A5;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #AFD5A5;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-afd5a5': '#AFD5A5' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.686, green: 0.835, blue: 0.647)
Android XML<color name="color_afd5a5">#AFD5A5</color>
SVG fillfill="#AFD5A5"

More Green Colors

#AFD5A5 sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#AFD5A5 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #AFD5A5?

#AFD5A5 is a light green — rgb(175, 213, 165) in RGB and hsl(108, 36%, 74%) 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 5.08.

What is the RGB value of #AFD5A5?

#AFD5A5 is rgb(175, 213, 165) — red 175, green 213, and blue 165 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #AFD5A5?

#AFD5A5 converts to approximately cmyk(18%, 0%, 23%, 16%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #AFD5A5 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #AFD5A5 scores 1.63:1 against white and 12.88:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #AFD5A5 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #AFD5A5 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 9.94, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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