Information about #AFE490 color

#AFE490 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#AFE490 falls into the Chartreuse Color Family — High Saturation, Very Light brightness. The mix behind it: rgb(175, 228, 144) — 68.6% red, 89.4% green, 56.5% blue; the print equivalent is CMYK 21 / 0 / 33 / 11. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

A energetic, saturated chartreuse, #AFE490 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 Pistachio (#AEE78B). Nearby in the Register you will also find Light Chartreuse Green (#B9E78B) and Light Harlequin (#A2E78B).

Technically, the mix leans on its green channel (rgb(175, 228, 144)), which gives #AFE490 its character. On this background, black text reaches a 14.3:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AAA); white stays at 1.5:1. No one has named #AFE490 so far. Register a name for it and it becomes a permanent record.

#AFE490 color variations

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

#AFE490 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 #AFE490

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

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#AFE490
  • RGB175, 228, 144
  • CMYK21, 0, 33, 11
  • CSSrgb(175, 228, 144)
  • HSL98°, 61%, 73%
  • HSL Precise97.857°, 60.87%, 72.941%
  • HSV98°, 37%, 89%
  • HSB98°, 37%, 89%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.686
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.894
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.565
  • GLSLvec3(0.686, 0.894, 0.565)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.686, 0.894, 0.565, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.686, 0.894, 0.565)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB68.6%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB89.4%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB56.5%
  • Color FamilyChartreuse
  • Saturation FamilyHigh Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyVery Light
  • HEX IDAFE490
  • DECIMAL ID11527312
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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