Information about #AFC56D color

#AFC56D color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#AFC56D falls into the Chartreuse Color Family — Moderate Saturation, Very Light brightness. The mix behind it: rgb(175, 197, 109) — 68.6% red, 77.3% green, 42.7% blue; the print equivalent is CMYK 9 / 0 / 35 / 23. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

A confidently colored chartreuse, #AFC56D floats near the light end of the scale. Designers typically reach for tones like this for airy backdrops, whitespace-heavy designs and gentle gradients. In The Official Register of Color Names it is almost identical to Light Olive (#ACBF69). Nearby in the Register you will also find Tan Green (#A9BE70) and Spring (#A3C566).

In RGB terms — rgb(175, 197, 109) — the green channel does the heavy lifting here. On this background, black text reaches a 11.0:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AAA); white stays at 1.9:1. No one has named #AFC56D so far. Register a name for it and it becomes a permanent record.

#AFC56D color variations

View this color variations of tints, shades, tones and hues.

#AFC56D color harmonies

Color harmonies are pleasing color schemes created according to their position on a color wheel.

Complementary

Complementary color schemes are made by picking two opposite colors con the color wheel. They appear vibrant near to each other.

Complementary color schemes

Split complementary

Split complementary schemes are like complementary but they uses two adiacent colors of the complement. They are more flexible than complementary ones.

Split complementary color scheme

Analogous

Analogous color schemes are made by picking three colors that are next to each other on the color wheel. They are perceived as calm and serene.

Analogous color scheme

Triadic

Triadic color schemes are created by picking three colors equally spaced on the color wheel. They appear quite contrasted and multicolored.

Triadic color scheme

Tetradic

Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.

Tetradic color scheme

Square

Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.

Square color scheme

Nearest named colors to #AFC56D

The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.

Light Olive color link
Light Olive

#ACBF69

Tan Green color link
Tan Green

#A9BE70

Spring color link
Spring

#A3C566

Vermont color link
Vermont

#B2BE61

Pomelo Olive color link
Pomelo Olive

#BFBD70

Poprock color link
Poprock

#C0C975

Greenish Tan color link
Greenish Tan

#BCCB7A

Dark Khaki color link
Dark Khaki

#BDB76B

Wild Willow color link
Wild Willow

#BECA60

Caper color link
Caper

#AFC182

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#AFC56D
  • RGB175, 197, 109
  • CMYK9, 0, 35, 23
  • CSSrgb(175, 197, 109)
  • HSL75°, 43%, 60%
  • HSL Precise75°, 43.137%, 60%
  • HSV75°, 45%, 77%
  • HSB75°, 45%, 77%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.686
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.773
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.427
  • GLSLvec3(0.686, 0.773, 0.427)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.686, 0.773, 0.427, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.686, 0.773, 0.427)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB68.6%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB77.3%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB42.7%
  • Color FamilyChartreuse
  • Saturation FamilyModerate Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyVery Light
  • HEX IDAFC56D
  • DECIMAL ID11519341
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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  • Counting from2025-01-01