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#AFF07A Color

#AFF07A is rgb(175, 240, 122) in RGB, hsl(93, 80%, 71%) in HSL, and about cmyk(27%, 0%, 49%, 6%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Inchworm (#B2EC5D), visibly different at ΔE 11.44. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#AFF07A
HEX#AFF07A
RGBrgb(175, 240, 122)
HSLhsl(93, 80%, 71%)
HSVhsv(93, 49%, 94%)
CMYKcmyk(27%, 0%, 49%, 6%)
OKLCHoklch(88.6% 0.164 132.6)
LABlab(88.54% -35.83 49.67)
LCHlch(88.54% 61.25 125.80)

What #AFF07A 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 #AFF07A, 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.

#AFF07A Channel Values

How #AFF07A 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 240 · B 1228-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 93° · S 80% · L 71%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 93° · S 49% · V 94%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 27% · M 0% · Y 49% · K 6%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.35:1 vs white · 15.57:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #AFF07A 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 text1.35:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text15.57:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #AFF07A

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #AFF07A; 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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Tints & Shades of #AFF07A

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 #AFF07A.

How #AFF07A 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#AFF07A
Protanopia#E7E77B
Protanomaly#D3EA7A
Deuteranopia#DDDD7E
Deuteranomaly#CCE57C
Tritanopia#BEE5E5
Tritanomaly#B8EAC4
Achromatopsia#DEDEDE

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #AFF07A in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-aff07a: #AFF07A;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #AFF07A;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-aff07a': '#AFF07A' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.686, green: 0.941, blue: 0.478)
Android XML<color name="color_aff07a">#AFF07A</color>
SVG fillfill="#AFF07A"

More Green Colors

#AFF07A sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#AFF07A Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #AFF07A?

#AFF07A is a light green — rgb(175, 240, 122) in RGB and hsl(93, 80%, 71%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Inchworm (#B2EC5D), which is visibly different at a CIE76 distance of 11.44.

What is the RGB value of #AFF07A?

#AFF07A is rgb(175, 240, 122) — red 175, green 240, and blue 122 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #AFF07A?

#AFF07A converts to approximately cmyk(27%, 0%, 49%, 6%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #AFF07A be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #AFF07A scores 1.35:1 against white and 15.57:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #AFF07A as a CSS color keyword?

No. #AFF07A 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 palegreen (#98FB98) at a CIE76 distance of 14.96, which is visibly different.

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