What color is #AFCD46?

#AFCD46 is a moderate yellow-green, closest to the named color Tender Shoot. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #AFCD46?

The RGB value is 175, 205, 70: 175 red, 205 green and 70 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #AFCD46?

The complementary color is #6446CD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #AFCD46?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.64:1 and white text 1.8:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#AFCD46 color

#AFCD46 rgb(175, 205, 70)

Shades of green

The hex color #AFCD46 is a moderate yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 68.6% red, 80.4% green and 27.5% blue (175, 205, 70).

Its hue angle is 73°, with 57% saturation and 54% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 15% cyan, 0% magenta, 66% yellow and 20% black.

The closest named color is Tender Shoot (#ACCB35), a difference of 1.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.64:1).

#AFCD46 color codes

HEX	`#AFCD46`
RGB	`rgb(175, 205, 70)`
RGB percent	`rgb(68.6%, 80.4%, 27.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(73, 57%, 54%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(73, 66%, 80%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(15%, 0%, 66%, 20%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(78, -28.58, 61.31)`
CIE LCH	`lch(78, 67.64, 114.99)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(40.617, 53.219, 13.926)`
Decimal	`11521350`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #AFCD46, 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 #AFCD46	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.64:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.8:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#AFCD46 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.8:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.64:1	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 #AFCD46 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #afcd46; }
.text { color: #afcd46; }
.border { border: 2px solid #afcd46; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(175 205 70 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #afcd46, #6bcd46); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Yellow Green.

Questions

What color is #AFCD46?: #AFCD46 is a moderate yellow-green, closest to the named color Tender Shoot. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #AFCD46?: The RGB value is 175, 205, 70: 175 red, 205 green and 70 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #AFCD46?: The complementary color is #6446CD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #AFCD46?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.64:1 and white text 1.8:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.