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#AFF58A Color

#AFF58A is rgb(175, 245, 138) in RGB, hsl(99, 84%, 75%) in HSL, and about cmyk(29%, 0%, 44%, 4%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Pale Green (#98FB98), visibly different at ΔE 10.37. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#AFF58A
HEX#AFF58A
RGBrgb(175, 245, 138)
HSLhsl(99, 84%, 75%)
HSVhsv(99, 44%, 96%)
CMYKcmyk(29%, 0%, 44%, 4%)
OKLCHoklch(90% 0.155 135.6)
LABlab(90.11% -36.52 44.09)
LCHlch(90.11% 57.26 129.63)

What #AFF58A 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 #AFF58A, 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.

#AFF58A Channel Values

How #AFF58A 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 245 · B 1388-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 99° · S 84% · L 75%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 99° · S 44% · V 96%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 29% · M 0% · Y 44% · K 4%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.29:1 vs white · 16.25:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #AFF58A 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 text1.29:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text16.25:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #AFF58A in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #AFF58A

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #AFF58A; 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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Tints & Shades of #AFF58A

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 #AFF58A.

How #AFF58A 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#AFF58A
Protanopia#EBEB8B
Protanomaly#D6EF8A
Deuteranopia#E1E18D
Deuteranomaly#CFE98C
Tritanopia#BEEBEB
Tritanomaly#B8EFCB
Achromatopsia#E2E2E2

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #AFF58A in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-aff58a: #AFF58A;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #AFF58A;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-aff58a': '#AFF58A' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.686, green: 0.961, blue: 0.541)
Android XML<color name="color_aff58a">#AFF58A</color>
SVG fillfill="#AFF58A"

More Green Colors

#AFF58A sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#AFF58A Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #AFF58A?

#AFF58A is a light green — rgb(175, 245, 138) in RGB and hsl(99, 84%, 75%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Pale Green (#98FB98), which is visibly different at a CIE76 distance of 10.37.

What is the RGB value of #AFF58A?

#AFF58A is rgb(175, 245, 138) — red 175, green 245, and blue 138 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #AFF58A?

#AFF58A converts to approximately cmyk(29%, 0%, 44%, 4%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #AFF58A be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #AFF58A scores 1.29:1 against white and 16.25:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #AFF58A as a CSS color keyword?

No. #AFF58A 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 10.37, which is visibly different.

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