HEX Color #AFE916 (Greenyellow)

About #AFE916

The hex code #AFE916 represents a beautifully specific shade of green. If you're using CSS, you might find it aligns closely with Greenyellow. This translates to an RGB value of rgb(175, 233, 22).

While screens use RGB, printing presses rely on Cyan, Magenta, Yellow, and Key (black). Its ink density profile breaks down to 25% cyan, 0% magenta, 91% yellow, and 9% black. With a hue angle of 76.5 degrees, it sits comfortably in the green spectrum.

Ensuring your text is legible against this background is a key part of web design. Mathematical luminance calculations suggest that #000000 text provides the most optimal reading experience. Be sure to check our contrast matrix below to see exactly how it performs against common backgrounds.

Color Space Conversions

HEX#AFE916

RGB175, 233, 22

HSL76.5°, 82.7%, 50.0%

CMYK25%, 0%, 91%, 9%

HSV76.5°, 90.6%, 91.4%

LAB85.7, -43.2, 81.4

XYZ47.0, 67.4, 11.3

Decimal11528470

Color Harmonies

Complementary

#AFE916 #5016E9

Analogous

#E9B916 #45E916

Triadic

#16AEE9 #E916AE

Tetradic

#16E9B9 #5016E9 #E91645

Tints, Shades & Tones

Tints (Adding White)

#AFE916

#B7EB2F

#C0ED49

#C9F063

#D2F27D

#DBF597

#E4F7B1

#EDFACB

#F6FCE5

#FFFFFF

Shades (Adding Black)

#AFE916

#9BCF13

#88B511

#749B0E

#61810C

#4D6709

#3A4D07

#263304

#131902

#000000

WCAG Contrast Accessibility

1.45:1

Text on #FFFFFF

FAIL

14.49:1

Text on #000000

AAA

1.39:1

Text on #F8FAFC

FAIL

12.32:1

Text on #0F172A

AAA

CSS Implementation

.bg-color { background-color: #AFE916; }

.text-color { color: #AFE916; }

.border-color { border: 2px solid #AFE916; }

Similar Colors

Greenyellow

#ADFF2F