Palettes / Colors / #AEEFAF
#AEEFAF — Light Green
#AEEFAF is a green color we call Light Green, closest to the named color PaleGreen (#98FB98). It belongs to the green family.
Color name
Closest CSS keyword: palegreen (#98FB98) — not an exact match. CSS palegreen gives you #98FB98, a different color; use #AEEFAF when you need this exact shade.
Sources: common names follow widely used color-name references; CSS keywords and their hex values follow the CSS Color specification.
#AEEFAF is a warm-leaning green color associated with growth, calm and balance. It is light enough to work as a background or base color, with darker text on top.
Its strongest partner is its complement #EFAEEE; it also sits naturally between #CDEFAE and #AEEFD0. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.
Color values
| HEX | #AEEFAF |
|---|---|
| RGB | 174, 239, 175 |
| HSL | 121°, 67%, 81% |
| HSV | 121°, 27%, 94% |
| CMYK | 27%, 0%, 27%, 6% |
| XYZ | 56.06, 73.83, 51.85 |
| Yxy | 73.83, 0.3085, 0.4062 |
| CIE-Lab | 88.84, -32.58, 24.58 |
| Hunter Lab | 85.92, -29.78, 20.45 |
RGB & CMYK percentages
Red 68% · Green 94% · Blue 69%
Cyan 27% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 27% · Key 6%
CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.
Previews
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CSS code for #AEEFAF
.text { color: #AEEFAF; }
.background { background-color: #AEEFAF; }
.border { border: 3px solid #AEEFAF; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(174, 239, 175); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(121, 67%, 81%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #AEEFAF; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(174, 239, 175, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #AEEFAF; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(174, 239, 175, 0.8); }
HTML: <p style="color:#AEEFAF">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#AEEFAF">Div content here</div>
Shades of #AEEFAF
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Tones of #AEEFAF
Color harmonies
Complementary — #EFAEEE:
Analogous:
Triadic:
Contrast & accessibility
| Against white text | 1.33:1 Fails |
|---|---|
| Against black text | 15.77:1 AAA |
Best text color on #AEEFAF: #000000.
Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #AEEFAF
Text set with opacity blends into the background, so its real contrast is lower than the solid ratios above. Choose a text color and an opacity to see the blended color and its true ratio:
Smaller body text shows the effect best.
Blended color: · Contrast against #AEEFAF: ·
How #AEEFAF looks with color blindness
Simulated with standard Machado color-vision-deficiency matrices — useful when this color carries meaning in charts, maps or interfaces:
Closest design-system colors
The nearest matches in the Tailwind CSS, Material Design and Bootstrap palettes — handy when you need a framework class instead of a raw hex:
Palettes with a similar color
These palettes use a close neighbour of #AEEFAF rather than the exact color:
Similar colors
The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:
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Frequently asked questions
What color is #AEEFAF?
#AEEFAF is Light Green, a green color (RGB 174, 239, 175). Its closest standard named color is PaleGreen.
What is the RGB and HSL of #AEEFAF?
#AEEFAF is RGB 174, 239, 175 — HSL 121°, 67%, 81% — CMYK 27%, 0%, 27%, 6%.
What colors go with #AEEFAF?
Its complement is #EFAEEE; analogous partners are #CDEFAE and #AEEFD0. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.
Can I use #AEEFAF for text?
Black text on #AEEFAF has a contrast ratio of 15.77:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.33:1.