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#AFFFAD Color

#AFFFAD is rgb(175, 255, 173) in RGB, hsl(119, 100%, 84%) in HSL, and about cmyk(31%, 0%, 32%, 0%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Menthol (#C1F9A2), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 8.67. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#AFFFAD
HEX#AFFFAD
RGBrgb(175, 255, 173)
HSLhsl(119, 100%, 84%)
HSVhsv(119, 32%, 100%)
CMYKcmyk(31%, 0%, 32%, 0%)
OKLCHoklch(92.8% 0.135 143.8)
LABlab(93.35% -37.03 31.22)
LCHlch(93.35% 48.44 139.86)

What #AFFFAD 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 #AFFFAD, 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.

#AFFFAD Channel Values

How #AFFFAD 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 255 · B 1738-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 119° · S 100% · L 84%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 119° · S 32% · V 100%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 31% · M 0% · Y 32% · K 0%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.18:1 vs white · 17.73:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #AFFFAD 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 text1.18:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text17.73:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #AFFFAD

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

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 #AFFFAD.

How #AFFFAD 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#AFFFAD
Protanopia#F4F4AD
Protanomaly#DCF8AD
Deuteranopia#E9E9B0
Deuteranomaly#D4F2AF
Tritanopia#BCF7F7
Tritanomaly#B7FADD
Achromatopsia#ECECEC

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #AFFFAD in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-afffad: #AFFFAD;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #AFFFAD;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-afffad': '#AFFFAD' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.686, green: 1.000, blue: 0.678)
Android XML<color name="color_afffad">#AFFFAD</color>
SVG fillfill="#AFFFAD"

More Green Colors

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

#AFFFAD Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #AFFFAD?

#AFFFAD is a lightest green — rgb(175, 255, 173) in RGB and hsl(119, 100%, 84%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Menthol (#C1F9A2), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 8.67.

What is the RGB value of #AFFFAD?

#AFFFAD is rgb(175, 255, 173) — red 175, green 255, and blue 173 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #AFFFAD?

#AFFFAD converts to approximately cmyk(31%, 0%, 32%, 0%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #AFFFAD be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #AFFFAD scores 1.18:1 against white and 17.73:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #AFFFAD as a CSS color keyword?

No. #AFFFAD 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 10.4, which is visibly different.

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