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#AFE854 Color

#AFE854 is rgb(175, 232, 84) in RGB, hsl(83, 76%, 62%) in HSL, and about cmyk(25%, 0%, 64%, 9%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Inchworm (#B2EC5D), very hard to tell apart at ΔE 2.5. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#AFE854
HEX#AFE854
RGBrgb(175, 232, 84)
HSLhsl(83, 76%, 62%)
HSVhsv(83, 64%, 91%)
CMYKcmyk(25%, 0%, 64%, 9%)
OKLCHoklch(86.3% 0.185 127.8)
LABlab(85.97% -35.06 63.11)
LCHlch(85.97% 72.20 119.05)

What #AFE854 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 #AFE854, 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.

#AFE854 Channel Values

How #AFE854 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 232 · B 848-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 83° · S 76% · L 62%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 83° · S 64% · V 91%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 25% · M 0% · Y 64% · K 9%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.45:1 vs white · 14.49:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #AFE854 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 text1.45:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text14.49:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #AFE854

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #AFE854; 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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Complementary
Analogous
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Triadic
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Split comp.
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Tints & Shades of #AFE854

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 #AFE854.

How #AFE854 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#AFE854
Protanopia#E0E055
Protanomaly#CEE354
Deuteranopia#D7D759
Deuteranomaly#C8DE57
Tritanopia#BFDCDC
Tritanomaly#B9E1B6
Achromatopsia#D6D6D6

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #AFE854 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-afe854: #AFE854;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #AFE854;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-afe854': '#AFE854' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.686, green: 0.910, blue: 0.329)
Android XML<color name="color_afe854">#AFE854</color>
SVG fillfill="#AFE854"

More Green Colors

#AFE854 sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#AFE854 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #AFE854?

#AFE854 is a light green — rgb(175, 232, 84) in RGB and hsl(83, 76%, 62%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Inchworm (#B2EC5D), which is very hard to tell apart at a CIE76 distance of 2.5.

What is the RGB value of #AFE854?

#AFE854 is rgb(175, 232, 84) — red 175, green 232, and blue 84 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #AFE854?

#AFE854 converts to approximately cmyk(25%, 0%, 64%, 9%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #AFE854 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #AFE854 scores 1.45:1 against white and 14.49:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #AFE854 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #AFE854 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 9.74, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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