HEX atlas value

#AFDE5E

#AFDE5E is a cool green HEX color close to Pistachio. According to Colors Encyclopedia, it converts to RGB 175, 222, 94, HSL 82, 66%, 62%, has luminance 0.6216, and belongs to the balanced group.

green cool balanced

#AFDE5E Sample readable text

HEX #AFDE5E

RGB rgb(175, 222, 94)

HSL hsl(82 66% 62%)

CMYK cmyk(21, 0, 58, 13)

Luminance 0.6216

Contrast Black 13.43:1White 1.56:1

CSS

--color-afde5e: #AFDE5E;
.background-afde5e { background-color: #AFDE5E; }
.text-afde5e { color: #AFDE5E; }

Luminance0.6216

Black text13.43:1AA Pass

White text1.56:1AA Fail

hexCanonical HEX value

rgbRed, green, blue channels

hslHue, saturation, lightness

cmykApproximate print conversion

wcagAA and AAA contrast options

harmoniesMathematical harmony sets

variantsGenerated tone variants

nearestColorsKnowledge graph neighbors

Structured sections

Color systems

{"hex":"#AFDE5E","rgb":[175,222,94],"hsl":[82,66,62],"cmyk":[21,0,58,13],"luminance":0.6216,"contrast":{"black":13.43,"white":1.56}}

WCAG

{"AA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"AAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]}

Safe pairings

[{"name":"Black text","hex":"#000000","contrast":13.43,"wcagAA":true,"wcagAAA":true},{"name":"White text","hex":"#FFFFFF","contrast":1.56,"wcagAA":false,"wcagAAA":false}]

Accessible alternatives

[{"name":"#D5EEAA","hex":"#D5EEAA","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":16.64,"contrastWhite":1.26,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"]},{"name":"#B5F349","hex":"#B5F349","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":15.88,"contrastWhite":1.32,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"]},{"name":"Straw","hex":"#E4D96F","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":14.45,"contrastWhite":1.45,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"#DECD5E","hex":"#DECD5E","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":13,"contrastWhite":1.62,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"#6FDE5E","hex":"#6FDE5E","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":12.29,"contrastWhite":1.71,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]}]

AI context

{"semanticGroups":["cool green","balanced","balanced green","Pistachio adjacent"],"useCases":["color conversion","WCAG contrast checks","CSS color tokens","botanical and wellness palettes"],"contrastSafeWith":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"relatedEndpoints":["https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex/afde5e.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/pistachio.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/dark-khaki.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/bamboo.json"]}

Harmonies

{"complementary":"#8D5EDE","analogous":["#DECD5E","#6FDE5E"],"triadic":["#5EAFDE","#DE5EAF"],"tetradic":["#5EDECD","#8D5EDE","#DE5E6F"],"splitComplementary":["#5E6FDE","#CD5EDE"],"monochromatic":["#D5EEAA","#AFDE5E","#84BA26"]}

Variants

{"light":"#D5EEAA","dark":"#84BA26","saturated":"#B5F349","desaturated":"#A9C973","pastel":"#E2EFCD","neon":"#C7FF66"}

Nearest named colors

[{"slug":"pistachio","name":"Pistachio","hex":"#93C572","distance":42.532340636273474},{"slug":"dark-khaki","name":"Dark Khaki","hex":"#BDB76B","distance":43.42810150121693},{"slug":"bamboo","name":"Bamboo","hex":"#C7B56E","distance":50.12983143797713},{"slug":"yellow-green","name":"Yellow Green","hex":"#9ACD32","distance":51.633322573702344},{"slug":"straw","name":"Straw","hex":"#E4D96F","distance":55.883808030591474}]

HEX meaning and use

About #AFDE5E

#AFDE5E is classified as a cool green value with balanced visual character. #AFDE5E is visually closest to Pistachio, a named green color with HEX #93C572.

The RGB channels are 175, 222, and 94, with green carrying the strongest channel weight. In HSL, the hue is 82deg with 66% saturation and 62% lightness, so this page treats it as a moderate-saturation, mid-lightness atlas color rather than a generic swatch.

According to Colors Encyclopedia, this HEX value works best for color conversion, WCAG contrast checks, CSS color tokens, and botanical and wellness palettes. Its luminance is 0.6216, black text provides the stronger contrast for readable interface or documentation use, and Its nearest named-color distance is 42.53, which helps separate this atlas value from adjacent named color records.

WCAG Accessibility

Black text13.43:1AA Pass

White text1.56:1AA Fail

AA text options: #000000, #1A1A1A, #36454F.

AAA text options: #000000, #1A1A1A.

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Use these pairings when #AFDE5E needs readable text, badges, interface states, or nearby accessible alternatives.

Black text#00000013.43:1 · AAA

White text#FFFFFF1.56:1 · Fail

Accessible Alternatives

#D5EEAA#000000 text · best 16.64:1#D5EEAA

#B5F349#000000 text · best 15.88:1#B5F349

Straw#000000 text · best 14.45:1#E4D96F

#DECD5E#000000 text · best 13:1#DECD5E

#6FDE5E#000000 text · best 12.29:1#6FDE5E

Generated Palette

#AFDE5E#AFDE5E

#8D5EDE#8D5EDE

#DECD5E#DECD5E

#6FDE5E#6FDE5E

#D5EEAA#D5EEAA

#84BA26#84BA26

Color Harmonies

#8D5EDE#8D5EDE

#DECD5E#DECD5E

#6FDE5E#6FDE5E

#5EAFDE#5EAFDE

#DE5EAF#DE5EAF

Variants

#D5EEAA#D5EEAA

#84BA26#84BA26

#B5F349#B5F349

#A9C973#A9C973

#E2EFCD#E2EFCD

#C7FF66#C7FF66

Nearest Named Colors

Pistachio#93C572

Dark Khaki#BDB76B

Bamboo#C7B56E

Yellow Green#9ACD32

Straw#E4D96F

#AFDE5E

CSS

Machine-Readable HEX Data (JSON)

About #AFDE5E

WCAG Accessibility

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Accessible Alternatives

Generated Palette

Color Harmonies

Variants

Nearest Named Colors

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