#AFE233

A medium, vivid green closely aligning with Yellowgreen.

About #AFE233

The hex code #AFE233 represents a beautifully specific shade of green. It is closely associated with the named CSS color Yellowgreen. Its digital footprint relies on 175 parts red, 226 parts green, and 51 parts blue light.

While screens use RGB, printing presses rely on Cyan, Magenta, Yellow, and Key (black). The color uses 23% Cyan, 0% Magenta, 77% Yellow, and 11% Black. Always request a physical proof before doing a large print run with this exact code.

Ensuring your text is legible against this background is a key part of web design. The calculated luminance score dictates that #000000 typography is the safest choice. You can view the detailed AAA and AA pass/fail metrics in the table below.

Color Space Conversions

HEX#AFE233
RGB175, 226, 51
HSL77.5°, 75.1%, 54.3%
CMYK23%, 0%, 77%, 11%
HSV77.5°, 77.4%, 88.6%
LAB83.8, -39.3, 73.5
XYZ45.5, 63.7, 13.0
Decimal11526707

Color Harmonies

Complementary

Analogous

Triadic

Tints, Shades & Tones

Tints (Adding White)

Shades (Adding Black)

WCAG Contrast Accessibility

1.53:1
Text on #FFFFFF
FAIL
13.75:1
Text on #000000
AAA
1.46:1
Text on #F8FAFC
FAIL
11.69:1
Text on #0F172A
AAA

CSS Implementation

.bg-color { background-color: #AFE233; }
.text-color { color: #AFE233; }
.border-color { border: 2px solid #AFE233; }

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