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#AFEC22 Color

#AFEC22 is rgb(175, 236, 34) in RGB, hsl(78, 84%, 53%) in HSL, and about cmyk(26%, 0%, 86%, 7%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Green Lizard (#A7F432), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 6.34. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#AFEC22
HEX#AFEC22
RGBrgb(175, 236, 34)
HSLhsl(78, 84%, 53%)
HSVhsv(78, 86%, 93%)
CMYKcmyk(26%, 0%, 86%, 7%)
OKLCHoklch(87% 0.216 126.6)
LABlab(86.88% -38.51 78.80)
LCHlch(86.88% 87.70 116.04)

What #AFEC22 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 #AFEC22, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Green Lizard#A7F432ΔE 6.34Vivid Lime Green#A6D608ΔE 8.95Green Yellow#ADFF2FΔE 9.67Sheen Green#8FD400ΔE 9.84Lime (Color Wheel)#BFFF00ΔE 11.16Arctic Lime#D0FF14ΔE 12.24

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

#AFEC22 Channel Values

How #AFEC22 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 236 · B 348-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 78° · S 84% · L 53%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 78° · S 86% · V 93%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 26% · M 0% · Y 86% · K 7%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.41:1 vs white · 14.84:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #AFEC22 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 text14.84:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #AFEC22 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #AFEC22

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #AFEC22; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#AFEC22
Complementary
#5F22EC
Analogous
#ECC422
Analogous
#4BEC22
Triadic
#22AFEC
Triadic
#EC22AF
Split comp.
#224BEC
Split comp.
#C422EC

Tints & Shades of #AFEC22

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

#BAEE3F
#C5F15F
#D0F47C
#DBF69C
#E6F9B9
#F1FCD9

Shades

#9DD813
#85B710
#6D960D
#55750A
#3D5407
#253404

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #AFEC22.

How #AFEC22 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#AFEC22
Protanopia#E3E324
Protanomaly#D0E723
Deuteranopia#DADA2E
Deuteranomaly#CAE22A
Tritanopia#C1DFDF
Tritanomaly#BAE4B2
Achromatopsia#D9D9D9

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #AFEC22 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-afec22: #AFEC22;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #AFEC22;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-afec22': '#AFEC22' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.686, green: 0.925, blue: 0.133)
Android XML<color name="color_afec22">#AFEC22</color>
SVG fillfill="#AFEC22"

More Green Colors

#AFEC22 sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#AFEC22 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #AFEC22?

#AFEC22 is a mid-tone green — rgb(175, 236, 34) in RGB and hsl(78, 84%, 53%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Green Lizard (#A7F432), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 6.34.

What is the RGB value of #AFEC22?

#AFEC22 is rgb(175, 236, 34) — red 175, green 236, and blue 34 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #AFEC22?

#AFEC22 converts to approximately cmyk(26%, 0%, 86%, 7%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #AFEC22 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #AFEC22 scores 1.41:1 against white and 14.84:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #AFEC22 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #AFEC22 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 greenyellow (#ADFF2F) at a CIE76 distance of 9.67, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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