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#AFEA7B Color

#AFEA7B is rgb(175, 234, 123) in RGB, hsl(92, 73%, 70%) in HSL, and about cmyk(25%, 0%, 47%, 8%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Yellow-green (Crayola) (#C5E384), visibly different at ΔE 12.64. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#AFEA7B
HEX#AFEA7B
RGBrgb(175, 234, 123)
HSLhsl(92, 73%, 70%)
HSVhsv(92, 47%, 92%)
CMYKcmyk(25%, 0%, 47%, 8%)
OKLCHoklch(87.2% 0.154 131.9)
LABlab(86.86% -33.24 47.21)
LCHlch(86.86% 57.74 125.15)

What #AFEA7B 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 #AFEA7B, 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.

#AFEA7B Channel Values

How #AFEA7B 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 234 · B 1238-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 92° · S 73% · L 70%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 92° · S 47% · V 92%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 25% · M 0% · Y 47% · K 8%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.41:1 vs white · 14.88:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #AFEA7B 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 text1.41:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text14.88:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #AFEA7B in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #AFEA7B

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #AFEA7B; 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
Analogous
Triadic
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Split comp.
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Tints & Shades of #AFEA7B

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 #AFEA7B.

How #AFEA7B 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#AFEA7B
Protanopia#E1E17C
Protanomaly#CFE57B
Deuteranopia#D9D97E
Deuteranomaly#C9E07D
Tritanopia#BDE0E0
Tritanomaly#B8E4C0
Achromatopsia#D9D9D9

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #AFEA7B in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-afea7b: #AFEA7B;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #AFEA7B;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-afea7b': '#AFEA7B' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.686, green: 0.918, blue: 0.482)
Android XML<color name="color_afea7b">#AFEA7B</color>
SVG fillfill="#AFEA7B"

More Green Colors

#AFEA7B sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#AFEA7B Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #AFEA7B?

#AFEA7B is a light green — rgb(175, 234, 123) in RGB and hsl(92, 73%, 70%) 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 12.64.

What is the RGB value of #AFEA7B?

#AFEA7B is rgb(175, 234, 123) — red 175, green 234, and blue 123 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #AFEA7B?

#AFEA7B converts to approximately cmyk(25%, 0%, 47%, 8%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #AFEA7B be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #AFEA7B scores 1.41:1 against white and 14.88:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #AFEA7B as a CSS color keyword?

No. #AFEA7B 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 14.58, which is visibly different.

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