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#AFD680 Color

#AFD680 is rgb(175, 214, 128) in RGB, hsl(87, 51%, 67%) in HSL, and about cmyk(18%, 0%, 40%, 16%) 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 7.53. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#AFD680
HEX#AFD680
RGBrgb(175, 214, 128)
HSLhsl(87, 51%, 67%)
HSVhsv(87, 40%, 84%)
CMYKcmyk(18%, 0%, 40%, 16%)
OKLCHoklch(82.8% 0.12 128.6)
LABlab(81.32% -24.10 38.02)
LCHlch(81.32% 45.02 122.37)

What #AFD680 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 #AFD680, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Yellow-green (Crayola)#C5E384ΔE 7.53Pistachio#93C572ΔE 8.12Medium Spring Bud#C9DC87ΔE 8.58Middle Green Yellow#ACBF60ΔE 12Olivine#9AB973ΔE 12.23Menthol#C1F9A2ΔE 12.76

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

#AFD680 Channel Values

How #AFD680 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 214 · B 1288-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 87° · S 51% · L 67%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 87° · S 40% · V 84%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 18% · M 0% · Y 40% · K 16%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.65:1 vs white · 12.75:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #AFD680 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 text1.65:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text12.75:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #AFD680 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #AFD680

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #AFD680; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#AFD680
Complementary
#A780D6
Analogous
#D6D180
Analogous
#84D680
Triadic
#80AFD6
Triadic
#D680AF
Split comp.
#8084D6
Split comp.
#D180D6

Tints & Shades of #AFD680

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

#B9DB8F
#C5E1A3
#CFE6B2
#DBECC5
#E4F1D5
#F0F8E8

Shades

#99CB5D
#83BD3D
#6B9A32
#537727
#3B551B
#233210

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #AFD680.

How #AFD680 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#AFD680
Protanopia#D0D080
Protanomaly#C4D280
Deuteranopia#CACA82
Deuteranomaly#C0CF81
Tritanopia#B9CECE
Tritanomaly#B5D1B4
Achromatopsia#CACACA

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #AFD680 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-afd680: #AFD680;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #AFD680;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-afd680': '#AFD680' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.686, green: 0.839, blue: 0.502)
Android XML<color name="color_afd680">#AFD680</color>
SVG fillfill="#AFD680"

More Green Colors

#AFD680 sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#AFD680 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #AFD680?

#AFD680 is a light green — rgb(175, 214, 128) in RGB and hsl(87, 51%, 67%) 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 7.53.

What is the RGB value of #AFD680?

#AFD680 is rgb(175, 214, 128) — red 175, green 214, and blue 128 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #AFD680?

#AFD680 converts to approximately cmyk(18%, 0%, 40%, 16%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #AFD680 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #AFD680 scores 1.65:1 against white and 12.75:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #AFD680 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #AFD680 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 lightgreen (#90EE90) at a CIE76 distance of 19.7, which is visibly different.

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