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Recognised as Colour

#AFFF56

  • #AFFF56
  • Green
  • Light
  • Nearest: Green yellow

#AFFF56 is a green with RGB values 175, 255, 86 and HSL 88°, 100%, 67%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 17.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Green yellow.

Colour values

#AFFF56#AFFF56
HEX#AFFF56
RGBrgb(175, 255, 86)
RGB (0–1)0.6863, 1, 0.3373
RGB percentages68.6%, 100%, 33.7%
HSLhsl(88.4, 100%, 66.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(88.4, 66.3%, 100%)
CMYK31.4%, 0%, 66.3%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,534,166
CSS custom property--colour: #AFFF56;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.81306WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness219.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 17.26:1
Contrast with white1.22:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black17.26:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#E2E2E2
Inverted#5000A9

Colour vision & accessibility

Protanopia#FFED3Eno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 39.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#FFE764no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 43.2 from the original
Tritanopia#B2F5DDno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 69.5 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.22:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text17.26:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Nearest named CSS colourGreen yellow (#ADFF2F)ΔE 12.15, a distinctly different colour
Hue familygreen
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

Complementary#A656FF
Analogous#FFFB56, #5BFF56
Triadic#56AFFF, #FF56AF
Split complementary#565AFF, #FB56FF
Tetradic#56FFFB, #A656FF, #FF565A

Tints, shades & saturation

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#F7FFEF
Lighter +20%#DFFFBC
Lighter +10%#C7FF89
Darker −10%#97FF23
Darker −20%#7EEF00
Darker −30%#63BC00
Darker −40%#488900
More saturated +25%#AFFF56
Less saturated −25%#AEEA6B

Channel breakdown

R175
G255
B86
Red175 (68.6%)
Green255 (100%)
Blue86 (33.7%)
Hue88.4°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness66.86%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR AF · G FF · B 56

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