Recognised as Colour
#AFBC1E
- #AFBC1E
- Yellow
- Dark
- Nearest: Yellow green
#AFBC1E is a yellow with RGB values 175, 188, 30 and HSL 65°, 72%, 43%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 10:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Yellow green.
Colour values
#AFBC1E#AFBC1E
HEX#AFBC1E
RGBrgb(175, 188, 30)
RGB (0–1)0.6863, 0.7373, 0.1176
RGB percentages68.6%, 73.7%, 11.8%
HSLhsl(64.9, 72.5%, 42.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(64.9, 84%, 73.7%)
CMYK6.9%, 0%, 84%, 26.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,516,958
CSS custom property--colour: #AFBC1E;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.45174WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness173.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 10.03:1
Contrast with white2.09:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black10.03:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#AEAEAE
Inverted#5043E1
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.09:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text10.03:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#2B1EBC
Analogous#BC7A1E, #60BC1E
Triadic#1EAFBC, #BC1EAF
Split complementary#1E60BC, #7A1EBC
Tetradic#1EBC7A, #2B1EBC, #BC1E60
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R175
G188
B30
Red175 (68.6%)
Green188 (73.7%)
Blue30 (11.8%)
Hue64.94°
Saturation (HSL)72.48%
Lightness42.75%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR AF · G BC · B 1E
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