Information about #AFD679 color

#AFD679 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#AFD679 falls into the Chartreuse Color Family — Moderate Saturation, Very Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(175, 214, 121) — 68.6% red, 83.9% green, 47.5% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 15 / 0 / 36 / 16. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

The color #AFD679 reads as a confidently colored chartreuse and 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 a hair away from Pale Olive Green (#B1D27B). Nearby in the Register you will also find Anise (#A7D67D) and Feijoa (#A5D785).

In RGB terms — rgb(175, 214, 121) — the green channel does the heavy lifting here. On this background, black text reaches a 12.7:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AAA); white stays at 1.7:1. No one has named #AFD679 so far. Register a name for it and it becomes a permanent record.

#AFD679 color variations

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

#AFD679 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 #AFD679

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

Anise color link
Anise

#A7D67D

Feijoa color link
Feijoa

#A5D785

Pale Olive color link
Pale Olive

#B9CC81

Greenish Tan color link
Greenish Tan

#BCCB7A

Poprock color link
Poprock

#C0C975

Caper color link
Caper

#AFC182

Sprout Pine color link
Sprout Pine

#A8CB8D

Tan Green color link
Tan Green

#A9BE70

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#AFD679
  • RGB175, 214, 121
  • CMYK15, 0, 36, 16
  • CSSrgb(175, 214, 121)
  • HSL85°, 53%, 66%
  • HSL Precise85.161°, 53.143%, 65.686%
  • HSV85°, 43%, 84%
  • HSB85°, 43%, 84%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.686
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.839
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.475
  • GLSLvec3(0.686, 0.839, 0.475)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.686, 0.839, 0.475, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.686, 0.839, 0.475)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB68.6%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB83.9%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB47.5%
  • Color FamilyChartreuse
  • Saturation FamilyModerate Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyVery Light
  • HEX IDAFD679
  • DECIMAL ID11523705
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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