What color is #AFD77F?

#AFD77F is a light, moderate yellow-green known as Wasabi. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Wasabi?

The RGB value is 175, 215, 127: 175 red, 215 green and 127 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Wasabi?

The complementary color is #A77FD7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #AFD77F?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.85:1 and white text 1.63:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Wasabi color: hex code #AFD77F

#AFD77F rgb(175, 215, 127)

Shades of green

Wasabi has the hex code #AFD77F. It is a light, moderate yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 68.6% red, 84.3% green and 49.8% blue (175, 215, 127).

Its hue angle is 87°, with 52% saturation and 67% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 19% cyan, 0% magenta, 41% yellow and 16% black.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.85:1).

Wasabi (#AFD77F) color codes

HEX	`#AFD77F`
RGB	`rgb(175, 215, 127)`
RGB percent	`rgb(68.6%, 84.3%, 49.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(87, 52%, 67%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(87, 41%, 84%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(19%, 0%, 41%, 16%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(81.43, -27.92, 39.15)`
CIE LCH	`lch(81.43, 48.09, 125.49)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(45.81, 59.246, 29.097)`
Decimal	`11523967`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Wasabi, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #AFD77F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.85:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.63:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#AFD77F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.63:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.85:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #AFD77F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #afd77f; }
.text { color: #afd77f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #afd77f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(175 215 127 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #afd77f, #83d77f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

See #AFD77F on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #AFD77F?: #AFD77F is a light, moderate yellow-green known as Wasabi. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Wasabi?: The RGB value is 175, 215, 127: 175 red, 215 green and 127 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Wasabi?: The complementary color is #A77FD7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #AFD77F?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.85:1 and white text 1.63:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.