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#AFDE6E Color

#AFDE6E is rgb(175, 222, 110) in RGB, hsl(85, 63%, 65%) in HSL, and about cmyk(21%, 0%, 50%, 13%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Yellow-green (Crayola) (#C5E384), visibly different at ΔE 10.44. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#AFDE6E
HEX#AFDE6E
RGBrgb(175, 222, 110)
HSLhsl(85, 63%, 65%)
HSVhsv(85, 50%, 87%)
CMYKcmyk(21%, 0%, 50%, 13%)
OKLCHoklch(84.3% 0.15 128.1)
LABlab(83.36% -29.14 49.11)
LCHlch(83.36% 57.10 120.68)

What #AFDE6E 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 #AFDE6E, 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.

#AFDE6E Channel Values

How #AFDE6E 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 222 · B 1108-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 85° · S 63% · L 65%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 85° · S 50% · V 87%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 21% · M 0% · Y 50% · K 13%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.56:1 vs white · 13.5:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #AFDE6E 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 text1.56:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text13.5:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #AFDE6E in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #AFDE6E

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #AFDE6E; 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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Split comp.
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Tints & Shades of #AFDE6E

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 #AFDE6E.

How #AFDE6E 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#AFDE6E
Protanopia#D7D76E
Protanomaly#C8DA6E
Deuteranopia#D0D071
Deuteranomaly#C4D670
Tritanopia#BCD4D4
Tritanomaly#B7D8B4
Achromatopsia#CFCFCF

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #AFDE6E in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-afde6e: #AFDE6E;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #AFDE6E;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-afde6e': '#AFDE6E' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.686, green: 0.871, blue: 0.431)
Android XML<color name="color_afde6e">#AFDE6E</color>
SVG fillfill="#AFDE6E"

More Green Colors

#AFDE6E sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#AFDE6E Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #AFDE6E?

#AFDE6E is a light green — rgb(175, 222, 110) in RGB and hsl(85, 63%, 65%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Yellow-green (Crayola) (#C5E384), which is visibly different at a CIE76 distance of 10.44.

What is the RGB value of #AFDE6E?

#AFDE6E is rgb(175, 222, 110) — red 175, green 222, and blue 110 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #AFDE6E?

#AFDE6E converts to approximately cmyk(21%, 0%, 50%, 13%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #AFDE6E be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #AFDE6E scores 1.56:1 against white and 13.5:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #AFDE6E as a CSS color keyword?

No. #AFDE6E 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 yellowgreen (#9ACD32) at a CIE76 distance of 18.22, which is visibly different.

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