Close to Yellow Green
#AFE451
#AFE451 is a mid-tone, rich green, close to the color Yellow Green. In RGB it’s made of 68.6% red, 89.4% green, and 31.8% blue. Its hue is 82°, with 73% saturation and 61% lightness, so it reads as a cool color. Black text sits best on top of it.
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Tints, shades & tones
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Color harmonies
Combinations from the color wheel, built around #AFE451.
Split complementary
The two neighbors of the complement: contrast that’s easier to balance.
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Two complementary pairs: rich, best with one color in charge.
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WCAG contrast ratios for text. 4.5:1 is the minimum for body text, 3:1 for large text.
White text on this color
1.50:1 FailBlack text on this color
14.04:1 AAAThis color as text on white
1.50:1 FailThis color as text on black
14.04:1 AAAHow it looks with color blindness
About 1 in 12 men and 1 in 200 women see color differently. Here’s #AFE451 as they’d see it.
#AFE451 in use
A headline in this color
Body text stays dark for reading; the color carries buttons, links, and accents.
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Questions about #AFE451
What color is #AFE451?
#AFE451 is a mid-tone, rich green, close to the color Yellow Green. In RGB it’s made of 68.6% red, 89.4% green, and 31.8% blue. Its hue is 82°, with 73% saturation and 61% lightness, so it reads as a cool color. Black text sits best on top of it.
What is #AFE451 in RGB?
#AFE451 is rgb(175, 228, 81): 175 red, 228 green, and 81 blue on a 0–255 scale.
What is #AFE451 in CMYK?
Roughly cmyk(23, 0, 64, 11). Print results depend on paper and press, so proof it before a big print run.
What Pantone is closest to #AFE451?
PANTONE 374 C is the closest match in our list. Screen colors and ink never match perfectly; check a physical Pantone guide.
What color goes with #AFE451?
Its complement #E2C9FF gives the strongest contrast. For something calmer, try its analogous neighbors, or its own tints and shades above.