Palettes / Colors / #AFCA91

#AFCA91 — Light Muted Green

#AFCA91 is a green color we call Light Muted Green, closest to the named color DarkSeaGreen (#8FBC8F). It belongs to the green family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: darkseagreen (#8FBC8F) — not an exact match. CSS darkseagreen gives you #8FBC8F, a different color; use #AFCA91 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.

#AFCA91 is a warm-leaning green color associated with growth, calm and balance. It sits comfortably in the middle: usable for large areas in soft schemes, or as a supporting color beside something stronger.

Its strongest partner is its complement #AB91CA; it also sits naturally between #CAC891 and #93CA91. 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 69% · Green 79% · Blue 57%

Cyan 13% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 28% · Key 21%

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

Previews

CSS code for #AFCA91

.text { color: #AFCA91; }
.background { background-color: #AFCA91; }
.border { border: 3px solid #AFCA91; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(175, 202, 145); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(88, 35%, 68%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #AFCA91; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(175, 202, 145, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #AFCA91; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(175, 202, 145, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#AFCA91">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#AFCA91">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #AB91CA:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #AFCA91: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #AFCA91

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 #AFCA91 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 #AFCA91 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 #AFCA91?

#AFCA91 is Light Muted Green, a green color (RGB 175, 202, 145). Its closest standard named color is DarkSeaGreen.

What is the RGB and HSL of #AFCA91?

#AFCA91 is RGB 175, 202, 145 — HSL 88°, 35%, 68% — CMYK 13%, 0%, 28%, 21%.

What colors go with #AFCA91?

Its complement is #AB91CA; analogous partners are #CAC891 and #93CA91. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #AFCA91 for text?

Black text on #AFCA91 has a contrast ratio of 11.68:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.80:1.