What color is #AFC78F?

#AFC78F is a light, desaturated yellow-green, closest to the named color Greenhorn. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #AFC78F?

The RGB value is 175, 199, 143: 175 red, 199 green and 143 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #AFC78F?

The complementary color is #A78FC7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #AFC78F?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.39:1 and white text 1.84:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#AFC78F color

#AFC78F rgb(175, 199, 143)

Shades of green

The hex color #AFC78F is a light, desaturated yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 68.6% red, 78% green and 56.1% blue (175, 199, 143).

Its hue angle is 86°, with 33% saturation and 67% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 12% cyan, 0% magenta, 28% yellow and 22% black.

The closest named color is Greenhorn (#B2CC9A), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.39:1).

#AFC78F color codes

HEX	`#AFC78F`
RGB	`rgb(175, 199, 143)`
RGB percent	`rgb(68.6%, 78%, 56.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(86, 33%, 67%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(86, 28%, 78%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(12%, 0%, 28%, 22%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(77.25, -17.91, 25.43)`
CIE LCH	`lch(77.25, 31.11, 125.16)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(43.06, 51.944, 33.739)`
Decimal	`11519887`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #AFC78F, 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 #AFC78F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.39:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.84:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#AFC78F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.84:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.39:1	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 #AFC78F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #afc78f; }
.text { color: #afc78f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #afc78f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(175 199 143 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #afc78f, #93c78f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Pistachio.

Questions

What color is #AFC78F?: #AFC78F is a light, desaturated yellow-green, closest to the named color Greenhorn. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #AFC78F?: The RGB value is 175, 199, 143: 175 red, 199 green and 143 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #AFC78F?: The complementary color is #A78FC7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #AFC78F?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.39:1 and white text 1.84:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.