Recognised as Colour

#AFC73A

#AFC73A
Green
Light
Nearest: Yellow green

#AFC73A is a green with RGB values 175, 199, 58 and HSL 70°, 56%, 50%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 11.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Yellow green.

Colour values

#AFC73A#AFC73A

HEX#AFC73A

RGBrgb(175, 199, 58)

RGB (0–1)0.6863, 0.7804, 0.2275

RGB percentages68.6%, 78%, 22.7%

HSLhsl(70.2, 55.7%, 50.4%)

HSV / HSBhsv(70.2, 70.9%, 78%)

CMYK12.1%, 0%, 70.9%, 22%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer11,519,802

CSS custom property--colour: #AFC73A;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.50266WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness181.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkLight

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 11.05:1

Contrast with white1.9:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black11.05:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#B8B8B8

Inverted#5038C5

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#D4BC21no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 22 from the original

Deuteranopia#D1BD46no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 20.3 from the original

Tritanopia#B9BCABno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 60.1 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text1.9:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text11.05:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Yellow green · ΔE 11.8 Olivedrab · ΔE 26 Olive · ΔE 28.8 Khaki · ΔE 29.4 Dark khaki · ΔE 30.5 Light green · ΔE 35.2

Nearest named CSS colourYellow green (#9ACD32)ΔE 11.83, a distinctly different colour

Hue familygreen

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#523AC7

Analogous#C7983A, #69C73A

Triadic#3AAFC7, #C73AAF

Split complementary#3A69C7, #983AC7

Tetradic#3AC798, #523AC7, #C73A69

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#F0F4D9

Lighter +30%#DFE9B1

Lighter +20%#CFDE89

Lighter +10%#BFD262

Darker −10%#8DA02E

Darker −20%#6A7922

Darker −30%#475117

Darker −40%#24290C

More saturated +25%#C4E71A

Less saturated −25%#9AA75A

Channel breakdown

R175

G199

B58

Red175 (68.6%)

Green199 (78%)

Blue58 (22.7%)

Hue70.21°

Saturation (HSL)55.73%

Lightness50.39%

Dominant channelGreen

Hex per channelR AF · G C7 · B 3A

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Colour values

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Colour harmonies

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Channel breakdown

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