Palettes / Colors / #AEF4BC

#AEF4BC — Pale Green

#AEF4BC is a green color we call Pale 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 #AEF4BC 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.

#AEF4BC 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 #F4AEE6; it also sits naturally between #C3F4AE and #AEF4DF. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

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Color values

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 68% · Green 96% · Blue 74%

Cyan 29% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 23% · Key 4%

CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.

Previews

CSS code for #AEF4BC

.text { color: #AEF4BC; }
.background { background-color: #AEF4BC; }
.border { border: 3px solid #AEF4BC; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(174, 244, 188); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(132, 76%, 82%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #AEF4BC; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(174, 244, 188, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #AEF4BC; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(174, 244, 188, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#AEF4BC">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#AEF4BC">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #F4AEE6:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #AEF4BC: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #AEF4BC

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:

How #AEF4BC 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 #AEF4BC rather than the exact color:

Similar colors

The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:

Browse neighbouring colors

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Frequently asked questions

What color is #AEF4BC?

#AEF4BC is Pale Green, a green color (RGB 174, 244, 188). Its closest standard named color is PaleGreen.

What is the RGB and HSL of #AEF4BC?

#AEF4BC is RGB 174, 244, 188 — HSL 132°, 76%, 82% — CMYK 29%, 0%, 23%, 4%.

What colors go with #AEF4BC?

Its complement is #F4AEE6; analogous partners are #C3F4AE and #AEF4DF. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #AEF4BC for text?

Black text on #AEF4BC has a contrast ratio of 16.47:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.28:1.