HEX atlas value

#AFEC65

#AFEC65 is a cool green HEX color close to Pistachio. According to Colors Encyclopedia, it converts to RGB 175, 236, 101, HSL 87, 78%, 66%, has luminance 0.7004, and belongs to the vibrant group.

green cool vibrant

#AFEC65 Sample readable text

HEX #AFEC65

RGB rgb(175, 236, 101)

HSL hsl(87 78% 66%)

CMYK cmyk(26, 0, 57, 7)

Luminance 0.7004

Contrast Black 15.01:1White 1.4:1

CSS

--color-afec65: #AFEC65;
.background-afec65 { background-color: #AFEC65; }
.text-afec65 { color: #AFEC65; }

Luminance0.7004

Black text15.01:1AA Pass

White text1.4:1AA 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":"#AFEC65","rgb":[175,236,101],"hsl":[87,78,66],"cmyk":[26,0,57,7],"luminance":0.7004,"contrast":{"black":15.01,"white":1.4}}

WCAG

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

Safe pairings

[{"name":"Black text","hex":"#000000","contrast":15.01,"wcagAA":true,"wcagAAA":true},{"name":"White text","hex":"#FFFFFF","contrast":1.4,"wcagAA":false,"wcagAAA":false}]

Accessible alternatives

[{"name":"#D9F6B6","hex":"#D9F6B6","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":17.81,"contrastWhite":1.18,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"]},{"name":"#B1FF52","hex":"#B1FF52","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":17.3,"contrastWhite":1.21,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"]},{"name":"Green Yellow","hex":"#ADFF2F","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":17.12,"contrastWhite":1.23,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"]},{"name":"#ECE565","hex":"#ECE565","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":15.96,"contrastWhite":1.32,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"]},{"name":"Light Green","hex":"#90EE90","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":14.82,"contrastWhite":1.42,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]}]

AI context

{"semanticGroups":["cool green","vibrant","vibrant green","Pistachio adjacent"],"useCases":["color conversion","WCAG contrast checks","CSS color tokens","high-energy accents","botanical and wellness palettes"],"contrastSafeWith":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"relatedEndpoints":["https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex/afec65.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/pistachio.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/light-green.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/dark-khaki.json"]}

Harmonies

{"complementary":"#A265EC","analogous":["#ECE565","#6BEC65"],"triadic":["#65AFEC","#EC65AF"],"tetradic":["#65ECE5","#A265EC","#EC656B"],"splitComplementary":["#656BEC","#E565EC"],"monochromatic":["#D9F6B6","#AFEC65","#84DA1B"]}

Variants

{"light":"#D9F6B6","dark":"#84DA1B","saturated":"#B1FF52","desaturated":"#ADD978","pastel":"#E9F7DA","neon":"#C3FF7A"}

Nearest named colors

[{"slug":"pistachio","name":"Pistachio","hex":"#93C572","distance":49.73932046178355},{"slug":"light-green","name":"Light Green","hex":"#90EE90","distance":53.04714883949938},{"slug":"dark-khaki","name":"Dark Khaki","hex":"#BDB76B","distance":55.14526271584895},{"slug":"straw","name":"Straw","hex":"#E4D96F","distance":57.18391382198319},{"slug":"green-yellow","name":"Green Yellow","hex":"#ADFF2F","distance":57.28001396647874}]

HEX meaning and use

About #AFEC65

#AFEC65 is classified as a cool green value with vibrant visual character. #AFEC65 is visually closest to Pistachio, a named green color with HEX #93C572.

The RGB channels are 175, 236, and 101, with green carrying the strongest channel weight. In HSL, the hue is 87deg with 78% saturation and 66% lightness, so this page treats it as a high-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 high-energy accents. Its luminance is 0.7004, black text provides the stronger contrast for readable interface or documentation use, and Its nearest named-color distance is 49.74, which helps separate this atlas value from adjacent named color records.

WCAG Accessibility

Black text15.01:1AA Pass

White text1.4:1AA Fail

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

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

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Use these pairings when #AFEC65 needs readable text, badges, interface states, or nearby accessible alternatives.

Black text#00000015.01:1 · AAA

White text#FFFFFF1.4:1 · Fail

Accessible Alternatives

#D9F6B6#000000 text · best 17.81:1#D9F6B6

#B1FF52#000000 text · best 17.3:1#B1FF52

Green Yellow#000000 text · best 17.12:1#ADFF2F

#ECE565#000000 text · best 15.96:1#ECE565

Light Green#000000 text · best 14.82:1#90EE90

Generated Palette

#AFEC65#AFEC65

#A265EC#A265EC

#ECE565#ECE565

#6BEC65#6BEC65

#D9F6B6#D9F6B6

#84DA1B#84DA1B

Color Harmonies

#A265EC#A265EC

#ECE565#ECE565

#6BEC65#6BEC65

#65AFEC#65AFEC

#EC65AF#EC65AF

Variants

#D9F6B6#D9F6B6

#84DA1B#84DA1B

#B1FF52#B1FF52

#ADD978#ADD978

#E9F7DA#E9F7DA

#C3FF7A#C3FF7A

Nearest Named Colors

Pistachio#93C572

Light Green#90EE90

Dark Khaki#BDB76B

Straw#E4D96F

Green Yellow#ADFF2F

#AFEC65

CSS

Machine-Readable HEX Data (JSON)

About #AFEC65

WCAG Accessibility

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Accessible Alternatives

Generated Palette

Color Harmonies

Variants

Nearest Named Colors

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